List of deserts of Pakistan

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Map of the four major deserts in Pakistan

Punjab), the Thal Desert in Bhakkar (Punjab), the Kharan Desert in Balochistan, and the Katpana Desert in Skardu (Gilgit-Baltistan
).

Coastal desert

Thar Desert

Thar Desert

The

Tharparkar District
in the east. This desert consists of a very dry part, the Marusthali region, in the west, and a semi-desert region in the east with fewer sand dunes and slightly more precipitation.

Hot and dry deserts

Cholistan Desert

Man carrying water in Cholistan

The Cholistan Desert is locally known as "Rohi 'and covers the area of Bahawalpur, Punjab. It adjoins the Thar Desert, extending over to Sindh and into India. Cholistan desert hosts an annual Jeep rally, known as Cholistan Desert Jeep Rally which is the biggest

Thal Desert

Thal Desert

The Thal Desert is located in Bhakkar District of Pakistan between the Indus and Jhelum rivers. A large canal-building project is currently underway to irrigate the land. Irrigation will make most of the desert suitable for farming. In the north of the Thal Desert there are salt ranges, in the east the Jhelum and Chenab rivers and to the west the Indus River.

Sandy desert

Kharan Desert

The Kharan Desert (

Urdu: صحرائے خاران) is a sandy and mountainous desert situated in Balochistan Province in south-western Pakistan
.

This desert was the site of Pakistan's second nuclear test, Chagai-II, which was carried out on 30 May 1998.

Cold desert

Katpana Desert

Katpana Desert

The

Cold Desert is a high-altitude desert located near Skardu, in Pakistan's northern Gilgit-Baltistan
region. The desert contains expanses of large sand dunes that are sometimes covered in snow during winter. Situated at an elevation of 2,226 metres (7,303 feet) above sea level, the Katpana Desert is one of the highest deserts in the world.

The desert technically stretches from the

Skardu Airport
.

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