Rann of Kutch

Rann of Kutch
કચ્છનું મોટું રણ
Natural region

Landscape in the Rann of Kutch

Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh ecoregion
Country India & Pakistan
Nilgai group at the Little Rann of Kutch

Rann of Kutch (Gujarati: કચ્છનું મોટું રણ Sindhi: رڻ ڪڇ) is a large area of salt marshes located in mostly in Sindh, Pakistan and the western tip of Gujarat (primarily the Kutch district), India. It is divided into two main parts; Great Rann of Kutch and Little Rann of Kutch.

Geography

The Rann of Kutch is located in the Thar Desert bio-geographic area in the Pakistani province of Sindh with some parts in Indian state of Gujarat. The area is also spread across the Sindh province in Pakistan. It is a seasonally marshy region, the word Rann meaning "salt marsh", alternating with medaks, elevated pieces of land where vegetation grows.

Kutch is the name of the district in Gujarat where this region is situated. The marsh covers a huge area of around 10,000 square miles and is positioned between the Gulf of Kutch and the mouth of the Indus River in southern Pakistan. To the northeast corner of the Rann of Kutch lies the Luni River, originating in Rajasthan.

Ecological importance

The Rann of Kutch is the only large flooded grasslands zone in the whole Indo-Malayan region of the planet.[1] The fact that the area has desert on one side and the sea on the other provides the Rann of Kutch with a variety of ecosystems, including mangroves and desert vegetation.[2] The grassland and deserts of the Rann of Kutch are home to forms of wildlife that have adapted to the often harsh conditions of this vast area. These include endemic and endangered animal and plant species.[3]

Rann of Kutch Festival - Rann Utsav

It’s a Carnival of Music, Dance, Enhance the nature beauty of White Rann / Dessert when the flash light of rann utsav Full Moon spread it on the white land starts every year of rann utsav December onwards at rann utsav festival, Kutch, rann utsav 2014 mahotsav Gujarat & marks this celebration till Holi. This rann utsav Festival has been organized since 2006 by Vision of Shri Narendra Modi as Honourable Prime Minister of India, he Visualize this Fest to create a new identity mark on global tourism map which celebrates now every year of First Rann Utsav Full Moon Light December onwards at Kutch, Gujarat . To, Feel the experience of Rann Utsav Kutch, White Rann / Dessert with full moon light, Cultural dance. Music performance in every year of December onwards at Rann utsav, Kutch, Gujarat.

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See also

References

  1. ↑ WWF - Rann of Kutch Flooded Grasslands
  2. ↑ Negi, Sharad Singh (1996). [Biosphere reserves in India: land use, biodiversity and conservation Biosphere reserves in India: landuse, biodiversity and conservation]. Indus Publishing. p. 221. ISBN 9788173870439.
  3. ↑ Sharma, R.P. (10 Nov 2011). The Indian forester, Volume 127, Issues 7-12. University of Minnesota.
  4. ↑ "Rann Utsav", Rann Festival, Retrieved 2015-04-27

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Coordinates: 24°05′11″N 70°38′16″E / 24.08639°N 70.63778°E