The Thar Desert (Rajasthani: थर मरुधर, Hindi:थर मरुस्थल, Urdu: صحراےَ تھر) also known as the Great Indian Desert) is a large, arid region in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent and forms a natural boundary running along the border between India and Pakistan. With an area of more than 200,000 km2 (77,000 sq mi), it is the world's 18th largest subtropical desert.
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