The Thar Desert (pronounced [t̪ʰər], from Sindhi ٿَرُ [t̪ʰəru] desert) (Hindi: थर रेगिस्तान), also known as the Great Indian Desert, is a large, arid region in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent. With an area of more than 200,000 km2 (77,000 sq. mi.),[1] it is the world's 9th...