CHOLISTAN DESERT
- April 18, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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CHOLISTAN DESERT
Subject : Geography
Context : The recent shooting of two Great Indian Bustards (GIBs) in Pakistan’s Cholistan desert has left wildlife activists in Rajasthan shocked and outraged.
Concept :
- The Cholistan Desert, also locally known as Rohi, is a large desert in the southern part of Punjab, Pakistan.
- It forms part of the Greater Thar Desert, which extends to Sindh province and the Indian state of Rajasthan.
- It is one of two large deserts in Punjab, the other being Thal Desert.
- Derawar Fort is located in the Cholistan Desert.