Salt marsh in Gujarat, India and Sindh, Pakistan; the greater part of the Rann of Kutch
Not to be confused with Rann of Kutch or Little Rann of Kutch.
Designations
Ramsar Wetland
Official name
Kutch
Designated
5 November 2002
Reference no.
1285[1]
Rann of Kutch on the top left in turquoise colour. The Gulf of Kutch is further down below the Kutch region. Image: NASA Earth ObservatoryMap of Gujarat showing the Greater Rann of Kutch and Little Rann of KutchRann of Kutch – Highest PointRann of Kutch – White DesertRann of Kutch – White Desert 2Tropic of Cancer – a few miles from Rann of Kutch
The Great Rann of Kutch (or Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh) is a salt marsh in the Thar Desert in the Kutch District of Gujarat, India. It is about 7500 km2 (2900 sq miles) in area and is reputed to be one of the largest salt deserts in the world.[2] This area has been inhabited by the Kutchi people.[3]
The Hindi word is derived from Sanskrit/Vedic word iriṇa (इरिण) attested in the Rigveda and Mahabharata. It is an extension of the Thar Desert.
^"Runn of Kutch". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^"Gujarat Tourism Document" (PDF). Gujarattourism.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
^INTERNATIONAL LAW REPORTS VOLUME 50. Cambridge University Press. 1976. p. 464. ISBN 9780406876522.
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