Great Indian Desert


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Great Indian Desert,

S Asia: see Thar DesertThar Desert
or Great Indian Desert,
extensive arid region, c.500 mi (800 km) long and c.250 mi (400 km) wide, S Asia, in NW India and E Pakistan, between the Indus and Sutlej river valleys on the west and the Aravalli Range on the east.
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