The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, is an arid region in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent that covers an area of 200,000 km² in India and Pakistan. It is the world's 18th-largest desert, and the world's 9th-largest hot subtropical desert.
Realm: Indomalayan
Biome: Deserts and xeric shrublands
Borders: Northwestern thorn scrub forests · Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh
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