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Tharparkar (other)
Tharparkar, formerly Thar and Parkar, is a district in Sindh, Pakistan. Tharparkar may also refer to: * Tharparkar cattle, a type of cattle. See also * * *Thar (other) Thar may refer to: * Thar Desert, or the Great Indian Desert and Marusthal, large desert in northwestern India and Pakistan, constituting the major part of the Indian state of Rajasthan ** Marusthali, a region of Rajasthan, India in the Thar Desert ... * Thari (other) {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tharparkar
Tharparkar (Dhatki language, Dhatki/; , ), also known as Thar, is a district in Sindh province in Pakistan, headquartered at Mithi. Before Indian independence it was known as the Thar and Parkar (1901–1947) or Eastern Sindh Frontier District (1860–1901). The district is the largest in Sindh, and has the largest Hinduism in Pakistan, Hindu population in Pakistan. It has the lowest List of Pakistani Districts by Human Development Index, Human Development Index rating of all the districts in Sindh. Currently the Sindh government is planning to divide the Tharparkar district into Tharparkar and Chhachro District, Chhachro district. History The name Tharparkar originates from a portmanteau of the words Thar (referring to the Thar Desert), and parkar (meaning "to cross over"). The Thar region was historically fertile, although it was mostly desertified between 2000 BCE and 1500 BCE. Before its desertification, a tributary of the Indus River was said to flow through th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tharparkar Cattle
Tharparkar ( Sindhi: ٿرپارڪر) (also known as White Sindhi, Cutchi and Thari) is a indigenous breed of cattle from Indian sub-continent, originating in Tharparkar District in Sindh province, currently in Pakistan, and is also found in India. It is a dual purpose breed known for both its milking and draught potential. The cattle is of medium to large build and have white to gray skin. The "Tharparkar" is named after the Thar desert of Rajasthan. Habitat The Tharparkar breed has been named after the district in Sindh and Gujarat from which it originates. This district has large stretches of sand dunes, and adequate grazing is only available a few months after the monsoon rains (July to September). They are very well adapted to the extreme climatic conditions and feed scarcity of their home tract.Bakht Baidar Khan & G. B. Isani. Breeds and types of livestock in Pakistan. Animal Husbandry by S. Iqbal Shah. National Book Foundation Islamabad, 1994. Page 59 Physical Characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thar (other)
Thar may refer to: * Thar Desert, or the Great Indian Desert and Marusthal, large desert in northwestern India and Pakistan, constituting the major part of the Indian state of Rajasthan ** Marusthali, a region of Rajasthan, India in the Thar Desert ** Tharparkar (other), a district in Sindh, Pakistan ** Mahindra Thar, a subcompact four-wheel drive sport utility vehicle (SUV), named after the desert ** ''Thar'' (film), a 2022 Indian Hindi-language Western thriller set in the Thar Desert in Rajasthan * Himalayan tahr The Himalayan tahr (''Hemitragus jemlahicus'') is a large even-toed ungulate native to the Himalayas in southern Tibet, northern India, western Bhutan and Nepal. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, as the population is declini ... (''Hemitragus jemlahicus''), an ungulate, also known as thar See also * * Thari (other) * Thal (other), thal or thar are generic term for deserts in Indic languages ** Thal Desert, a disti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
