Desert Areas in Pakistan
In Pakistan, there are several desert and barren areas in various regions. Exploring these desert area is another unique travel experience for tourists. The calmness and mysterious attraction of desert sites attract thousands of visitors every year. Various famous deserts sites are located in five major deserts in Pakistan. These major deserts in Pakistan are 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 the barren areas of landscape in the 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. Several deserts sites were not desert in past, those were historical forests but due to climate change conditions, they are now become deserts.
Deserts are attractive place to visit in winter season due to low temperature and ideal for photography and exploring the wild life that is unique to those areas only. Extra care must be need while visiting desert sites as there could be number of poisonous species of plants and insects.
Here, you explore different Desert Areas in Pakistan with complete travel guides, location maps, and an inclusive collections of photo galleries of these Desert Areas.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Cholistan Desert
The Cholistan Desert is the most popular and largest desert in the Southern Punjab, that is the part of the Thar Desert. It was fertile land in 4000 BC due to water from the Himalayas, but due to climate change and with scarcity of water, it turns into barren desert. It also has ancient settlements from the Indus Valley civilization.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sindh
Sindh is the third largest province by area, whereas by area, its number is second. It is situated in the southeast region of Pakistan. The importance of Sindh is the sea port in Karachi, which is hub for international trade in Pakistan.
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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.
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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.
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