Rann of Kachchh
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Overview
The Rann of Kachchh is a seasonal salt marsh in Gujarat. The Great Rann is a Ramsar site, the Luni ends in it, and it shelters the Indian wild ass.
The Great Rann lies to the north and the Little Rann to the south-east; both flood in the monsoon and turn into white salt flats in the dry season.
The Little Rann holds the Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary, home of the khur.
The Rann Utsav at Dhordo is held each winter, and the Rann was the scene of India–Pakistan fighting in 1965 and the Sir Creek boundary dispute.
Geography and key facts
- Seasonal salt marsh
- Great Rann: Ramsar site
- Luni ends here
- Indian wild ass
- Great Rann and Little Rann
- Wild Ass Sanctuary
- Sir Creek dispute
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on inland drainage and wildlife.
Note for UPSC
Gujarat; seasonal salt marsh; the Great Rann is a Ramsar site. Label position is approximate.
Physical regions help answer questions on soils, crops and drainage; labels are approximate.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Rann of Kachchh yet.
Key facts
- Type
- Physical region
- State / UT
- Gujarat
- Coordinates
- 24.086°N, 70.638°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
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