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Thar Desert

large, arid region in India and Pakistan
Place desert Q172691
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Summary

Thar Desert is a desert[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of desert entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,422 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Rajasthan[3], Haryana[4], Punjab[5], Gujarat[6], Sindh[7]
  • Country: India[8], Pakistan[9]
  • Instance of: WWF ecoregion[10]
  • Commons category: Thar Desert[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Thar Desert[12]
  • Native label: थार मरुधर[13]
  • Elevation above sea level: 457 m[14], 61 m[15]
  • Area: 200,000 km²[16]
  • Width: 405 km[17]

Why It Matters

Thar Desert has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

India Pakistan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab +3
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 26.984444444444, 'lon': 71.001666666667}
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+457'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+61'}
    Sitelink count → 83
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Environment ontology id: 01001627, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/143356224|Thar Desert (#143356224)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5484|Environment On"
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