1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
THAR AND PARKAR, or THUR AND PARKER, a district of British India in the Sind province of Bombay. Area, 13,941 sq. m. The district is divided into two portions. The western part, called the " Pat," is watered by the Eastern Nara and the Mithrau canals, which constitute the sole water-system of the district, and the presence of water has created a quantity of jungle and marsh; the other part, called the " Thar," is a desert tract of rolling sand-hills, running north-east and south-west, composed of a fine but slightl…
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