There are eleven national parks in the Thar desert area, the largest of which are the Nara Desert Wildlife Sanctuary and the Rann of Kutch. There are a number of salt water lakes in Thar desert. These are Sambhar, Pachpadra, Tal Chhapar, Falaudi and Lunkaransar where Sodium chloride salt is produced from salt water.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Thar Desert
Thar Desert
(थार मरुधर, थार मरुस्थल, صحراےَ تھر, ٿر ريگستان), 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.
There are eleven national parks in the Thar desert area, the largest of which are the Nara Desert Wildlife Sanctuary and the Rann of Kutch. There are a number of salt water lakes in Thar desert. These are Sambhar, Pachpadra, Tal Chhapar, Falaudi and Lunkaransar where Sodium chloride salt is produced from salt water.

There are eleven national parks in the Thar desert area, the largest of which are the Nara Desert Wildlife Sanctuary and the Rann of Kutch. There are a number of salt water lakes in Thar desert. These are Sambhar, Pachpadra, Tal Chhapar, Falaudi and Lunkaransar where Sodium chloride salt is produced from salt water.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Karachi
Karachi (Sindhi: ڪراچي, Urdu: كراچى) is the largest city, main seaport and financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh, the city also has largest population of the most literate comunity of Pakistan known as Urduspeaking. The city has an estimated population of 21 million people as of April 2012. The city is located in the south of the country, along the coastline meeting the Arabian Sea. It is spread over 3,527 km2 (1,362 sq mi) in area. It is locally known as the "City of Lights" (بتين جو شهر) and "The Bride of the Cities" (عروس البلاد) for its liveliness, and the "City of the Quaid" (شہرِ قائد), having been the birth and burial place of Quaid-e-Azam, the Great Leader, (Muhammad Ali Jinnah), the founder of Pakistan.
The main landmarks are: National Museum of Pakistan (قومی عجائب گھر پاکِستان), PAF Museum (پاک فضائیہ متحف), Pakistan Maritime Museum (پاک بحریہ متحف), Bagh Ibne Qasim ( باغ ابنِ قاسم), Mazar-e-Quaid (مزار قائد), Karachi Zoo (کراچی چڑیاگھ), Hill Park (باغ کوہ), Karachi Safari Park ( کراچی سفاری باغ), Bagh-e-Quaid-e-Azam (باغ قائد اعظم), Karachi Cantonment Railway Station (کراچی چھاونی ریلوے اسٹیشن), National Academy of Performing Arts, Hindu Gymkhana ( ہندو جِمخانہ), Mohatta Palace, National Museum of Pakistan (قومی عجائب گھر پاکِستان), Frere Hall, Empress Market (ایمپریس مارکیٹ), Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Karachi Gymkhana, 3 Talwar, Port Grand Food and Entertainment Complex, Bai Virbaijee Soparivala Parsi High School, National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences.

The main landmarks are: National Museum of Pakistan (قومی عجائب گھر پاکِستان), PAF Museum (پاک فضائیہ متحف), Pakistan Maritime Museum (پاک بحریہ متحف), Bagh Ibne Qasim ( باغ ابنِ قاسم), Mazar-e-Quaid (مزار قائد), Karachi Zoo (کراچی چڑیاگھ), Hill Park (باغ کوہ), Karachi Safari Park ( کراچی سفاری باغ), Bagh-e-Quaid-e-Azam (باغ قائد اعظم), Karachi Cantonment Railway Station (کراچی چھاونی ریلوے اسٹیشن), National Academy of Performing Arts, Hindu Gymkhana ( ہندو جِمخانہ), Mohatta Palace, National Museum of Pakistan (قومی عجائب گھر پاکِستان), Frere Hall, Empress Market (ایمپریس مارکیٹ), Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Karachi Gymkhana, 3 Talwar, Port Grand Food and Entertainment Complex, Bai Virbaijee Soparivala Parsi High School, National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences.
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Indus river
The Indus River (Hindi: सिन्धु नदी Sindhu, Punjabi: سندھ Sindh, ) is a major river which flows through Pakistan. It also has courses through western Tibet (in China) and Northern India. Originating in the Tibetan plateau in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar, the river runs a course through the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit, Baltistan and flows through Pakistan in a southerly direction along the entire length of Pakistan to merge into the Arabian Sea near the port city of Karachi in Sindh. The Indus forms the delta of Pakistan mentioned in the Vedic Rigveda as Sapta Sindhu and the Iranian Zend Avesta as Hapta Hindu (both terms meaning "seven rivers").The total length of the river is 3,180 km (1,980 mi). It is Pakistan's longest river.
The main tributaries are Zanskar, Chenab, Satluj, Shyok, Gilgit and Kabul.

The main tributaries are Zanskar, Chenab, Satluj, Shyok, Gilgit and Kabul.
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Friday, July 6, 2012
K2
K2 (also known as Savage Mountain, Mountaineer's Mountain, Mount Godwin-Austen, Chogori) is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest. K2 is notable for its local relief as well as its total height. It
stands over 3,000 metres (9,840 ft) above much of the glacial valley
bottoms at its base. With a peak elevation of 8,611 m (28,251 feet), K2 is part of the Karakoram Range, and is located on the border between Baltistan, in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan, and the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China.
K2 is known as the Savage Mountain due to the difficulty of ascent and the second-highest fatality rate among the "eight thousanders" for those who climb it. For every four people who have reached the summit, one has died trying.

K2 is known as the Savage Mountain due to the difficulty of ascent and the second-highest fatality rate among the "eight thousanders" for those who climb it. For every four people who have reached the summit, one has died trying.
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