Popular Desert Areas in Pakistan

Deserts are the barren areas of landscape in this world, where little precipitation occurs. So it becomes difficult for plants and animal life to grow there. On the Earth, around one-third of the surface is arid or semi-arid.

In Pakistan, there are number desert areas in various regions, which were historical forests but due to change climate conditions, they are now deserts. There are five main deserts in Pakistan. They include the Thar Desert in Sindh, the Cholistan Desert in Bahawalpur, the Thal Desert in Bhakkar, the Kharan Desert in Balochistan, and the Katpana Desert in Skardu.

Deserts are attractive place to visit in winter season due to low temperature and ideal for photography and exploring the wild life there.

It provides an inclusive collections of beautiful pictures of Desert Areas in different areas of Pakistan.


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  • Awaran

    Awaran

    Awaran is situated in the south of the Balochistan Province and is located at the distance of 725 km from Quetta city. It is accessible via Khuzdar on RCD Highway N-25 and Ratodero-Gwadar Motorway M-8, then turn on the Bela-Hoshab from Hoshab town to access Awaran district.
    Visiting Locations in Awaran

  • Badin

    Badin is located at the distance of 210 km from Karachi in Sindh province on Badin-Sajawal road. It lies on the east side of the Indus River with the fertile plains. It is suitable for rice crop due to its swampy and fertile land. It is also known as Sugar State due to its production of sugar.
    Visiting Locations in Badin

  • Bahawalnagar

    Bahawalnagar is located at the distance of 260 km from Lahore near the border between India and Pakistan on the western side of the Sutlej River. It was formally part of princely Bahawalpur State. It is accessible on the G. T. Road by turning on left to Sahiwal - Arifwala Road in Sahiwal city.
    Visiting Locations in Bahawalnagar

  • Dadu

    Dadu district is located on the right bank of the Indus River at a distance of 331 km from Karachi on Indus Highway N-55. The western part of the district is the hill torrents of the Kirthar Mountain Range, whereas eastern part is fertile flat and alluvial plains along the Indus River.
    Visiting Locations in Dadu

  • Dera Bugti

    Dera Bugti is situated at the distance of 365 km from Quetta city via Sibi through Quetta-Jacobabad Highway N-65, then following the Bhag-Dera Bugti Road. Dominant tribe in this district is Bugtis who has the main control of the district. It is mostly bounded by the dense hill structure of the Sulaiman Mountain Range.
    Visiting Locations in Dera Bugti

  • Dera Murad Jamali

    Dera Mura Jamil is a tehsil of Nasirabad district in Balochistan Province at a distance of 272 km from Quetta and is accessible via Sibi through Quetta-Jacobabad Highwary N-65 by crossing the historical Bolan pass. It lies on the fertile Indus Plains.
    Visiting Locations in Dera Murad Jamali

  • Larkana

    Larkana is situated at a distance of 471 km from Karachi on the right bank of the Indus River on Indus Highway N-55. It is the main home of the Indus Valley Civilization, Mohenjo-Daro which is the largest archaeological site located in the Larkana district.
    Visiting Locations in Larkana

  • Lodhran

    Lodhran is located on the northern side of the River Sutlej, at a distance of 416 km from Lahore on G. T. Road N-5 in Punjab province. It is also known for being the best cotton-growing area. Most of the population in Lodhran are involved in the agriculture profession.
    Visiting Locations in Lodhran

  • Muzaffargarh

    Muzaffargarh is located on the confluence of the Indus River and the Chenab River in South Western Punjab. It is geographically located exactly in the center of Pakistan at a distance of 450 km from Lahore via Faisalabad-Multan Motorway M-4.
    Visiting Locations in Muzaffargarh

  • Nasirabad

    Nasirabad is a district in Balochistan Province at a distance of 272 km from Quetta and is accessible via Sibi through Quetta-Jacobabad Highwary N-65 by crossing the historical Bolan pass. It lies on the confluence of the fertile Indus Plains and the Kacchi Plains.
    Visiting Locations in Nasirabad

  • Qambar Shahdadkot

    Qambar Shahdadkot is situated at a distance of 456 km from Karachi in Sindh Province and can be accessed through Larkana-Qambar-Shahdadkot Highway N-455 from the Larkana district. It has a mixture of multiple types of lands such as plains, agricultural land, the mountain of Kirthar Range, and a number of lakes.
    Visiting Locations in Qambar Shahdadkot

  • Rahimyar Khan

    Rahim Yar Khan is located in South Punjab next to Bahawalpur at the distance of 200 km on the National Highway N-5, having a border with India, Rajasthan. It was previously part of the Bahawalpur State. A part of Rahim Yar Khan is a desert area in the Cholistan desert.
    Visiting Locations in Rahimyar Khan

  • Sherani

    Sherani district is situated at a distance of 373 km from Quetta within the Sulaiman Mountain Range and is accessible via Qilla Saifullah through Kuchlak-Zhob Highway N-50 and following Zhob-Dera Ismail Khan Highway N-50.
    Visiting Locations in Sherani

  • Shigar

    Shigar is a district on the banks of the Shigar River near Skardu in Gilgit Baltistan at a distance of 239 km from Gilgit city via Skardu. There number of beautiful valleys and adventurous treks, which attract a number of visitors from all over the world. It is the gateway to the mighty mountain range of the Karakoram, in which K2, the second highest peak in the world, is the most important.
    Visiting Locations in Shigar

  • Sibi

    Sibi is a district in Balochistan Province at the distance of 162 km from Quetta via Quetta-Jacobabad Highway N-65. It is the hottest spot of Pakistan as its temperature may exceed 52.5 degree celcius. It was the oldest district in the Balochistan created by the British Government in 1903.
    Visiting Locations in Sibi

  • Tharparkar

    Tharparkar is situated at a distance of 407 km from Karachi and is accessible via Mirpur Khas on Naukot-Jhuddo road. It is the largest district by area in Sindh Province, but least developed district due to all of its area is part of the Thar Desert.
    Visiting Locations in Tharparkar

  • Uchalli Village

    Just before Uchalli lake entrace and along the Uchalli lake, there is the Uchalli village with traditional Punjabi lifestyle. There are vast area of fields for different local crops around the road and behind the village residency.
    Visiting Locations in Uchalli Village

  • Zhob

    Zhob is situated at the distance of 330 km from Quetta on Kuchlak-Zhob Highway N-50 via Killa Saifullah. Its previous name was Fort Sandeman that was derived after Robert Sandeman, the first agent to the Governor General of Balochistan in British Regime.
    Visiting Locations in Zhob