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	Rann of Kutch Summary
		The Rann of Kutch is a seasonally marshy region located in the Thar Desert biogeographic province in Gujarat state of northwestern India and the Sind province of Pakistan.
		Kutch is the name of the district wherein it is situated.
		Traces of the delta and its distributary channels on the northern boundary of the Rann of Kutch were documented by the Geological Survey of India in 2000.
	www.bookrags.com /Rann_of_Kutch (792 words)

	Rann of Kutch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Rann of Kutch is a seasonally marshy region located in the Thar Desert biogeographic province in Gujarat state of northwestern India and the Sind province of Pakistan.
		Traces of the delta and its distributary channels on the northern boundary of the Rann of Kutch were documented by the Geologic Survey of India in 2000.
		The Rann is also famous for the Indian Wild Ass sanctuary, the Little Rann of Kutch, where the last of three species of Asiatic Wild Ass (Equus hemionus khur or khar), the only ones in Asia, still exists along with wolves, foxes, jackals, chinkara gazelles, nilgai antelope and flbucks.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rann_of_Kutch (435 words)

	Kutch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kutch is virtually an island, bounded by the Arabian Sea to the west and the Gulf of Kutch, which separates Kutch from the Kathiawar peninsula, to the south and southeast, and by the Rann of Kutch, a huge wetland that forms the northern and eastern part of the region.
		The border with Pakistan follows the northern edge of the Rann of Kutch, and the northeastern border with Pakistan along Sir creek is the subject of a border dispute.
		After Indian independence in 1947, Kutch became a state of India, and in 1956 was merged into Bombay state, which in 1960 was split to form the state of Gujarat.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kutch (418 words)

	About Kutch
		Kutch is an erstwhile princely state of India.
		Kutch was also known as the kutchdweep or Kutchbet." The Great Rann of Kutch" which dominates a major portion of the district.
		The Great Rann of Kutch and the Little Rann of Kutch respectively-uninhabitable deserts which during the monsoon season (June to October) is often completely submerged by floods.
	www.panjokutch.com /geography/Intro.htm (296 words)

	The Rann of Kutch
		The Rann of Kutch, an area of 18,000 sq km, lies almost entirely within Gujarat along the border with Pakistan.
		Kutch is also home to numerous tribal groups, whose attire often adds a dash of color to the otherwise dull desert monotones.
		Many, such as the Rabari, are still nomadic or semi-nomadic pastoralists (these photos only show women, children, and older men with the camels; the younger men were out tending their sheep and would converge in the evening at a designated place, where the women would setup the tents and cook).
	www.shunya.net /Text/Blog/RannKutch.htm (423 words)

	AKEMS-History of Kutch.....! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Kutch lies in the western corner of India, sandwiched between the state of Gujarat (of which it is a part) on the east, Pakistan on the north and the Arabian Sea to the west and south.
		Kutch became one of the grandest of the princely states of India, with her ruler entitled to an eighteen-gun salute.
		Kutch is still a remote and exotic place, but life for its indigenous people, especially in the interior grows harder year by year as the Thar, the Great Indian Desert seeks to claim this outpost for its own.
	www.akems.com /kutch/history.htm (803 words)

	Sindh Kutch Relations
		Kutch was an island being surrounded by the Creek of Kutch, Gulf of Kutch and the sea.
		Rann of Kutch was a sea creek then and Sindh was prone to attacks from the south.
		Rann of Kutch was a creek then and it was risky to wait to collect the boats, he therefore took almost the same route of Muhammad Tughlaq was to take 326 years later (shown in map 1351 AD) to Nagar Parker and march through desert on Mansura, in the central Sindh.
	www.panhwar.com /Article62.htm (8629 words)

	Kutch - District in Gujarat, India
		Kutch (Kachchh) district is virtually an island, bounded by the Arabian Sea to the west; the Gulf of Kutch, which separates it from the Kathiawar peninsula, to the south and southeast; and by the Rann of Kutch, a sprawling but seasonal wetland, to the north and east.
		In ages past, the Rann of Kutch was an extension of the Arabian Sea.
		The administrative headquarters of Kutch district is Bhuj.
	www.gloriousindia.com /places/gj/kutch.html (1497 words)

	Kutch tour,Gujarat,kutch tourist attraction,kutch travel,tourism in kutch,rann of kutch,tourist information,india,kutch ...
		Lying in the westernmost part of Gujarat, Kutch becomes an island where during the monsoon months the Gulf of Kutch is separated from the Kathiawar Peninsula.
		Yet another that warrants attention is the cannon that was presented by Tipu Sultan to the Kutch rulers in exchange for some horses of the region that are known for their swiftness and vitality.
		The villages of the Kutch region specialize in a different form of handicraft, and it would be easy to spend a week visiting some of them using Bhuj as a base.
	www.tourmyindia.com /attraction/kutch.html (1887 words)

	Kutch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Kutch is a fascinating land, and because of its comparative remoteness has remained so for centuries.
		The Great and the Little Rann of Kutch are the breeding ground for flamingoes, pelicans, and avocet.
		The Rann of Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary is also rich in a variety of fauna.
	www.theindiatravelguide.com /test/kutch.htm (284 words)

	Wild ass robs agarias' livelihood
		Around 40,000 salt pan workers, harnessing salt in the Little Rann of Kutch area are fighting a battle of survival in the land where Mahatma Gandhi had launched his salt movement, as they have been asked not to enter the area that has been declared as wild ass sanctuary.
		The Little Rann, which has become a bone of contention between humans and animal, was declared a wild ass sanctuary in 1978 and has a population of 3,860 wild ass, which are endangered species.
		It is due to the agarias that the wild ass population has survived in Little Rann of Kutch, he said, adding that the agarias spend eight months every year inside the marshy desert area where conditions are very hostile.
	specials.rediff.com /news/2007/feb/15rann.htm (556 words)

	Rann of Kutch,Rann of Kutch Desert,Rann of Kutch Desert India,Rann of Kutch Gujarat India
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		Rann of Kutch is a small town all embellished with resources to list this desert land in the tourist itinerary.
		An unusual marshland known as the Rann of Kutch (8,750sq km) separates the state of Gujarat from Sind in Pakistan.
	www.indiasite.com /land/kutch.html (178 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh (IM0901)
		The Rann of Kutch is described as "a desolate area of unrelieved, sun-baked saline clay desert, shimmering with the images of a perpetual mirage" (Cubitt and Mountfort 1991).
		Despite this bleak description, the Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh provides refuge for the last population of the endangered Asiatic wild ass (Equus hermionus) and supports the one of the world's largest breeding colonies of the greater and lesser flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber and P.
		The Rann of Kutch Seasonal Salt Marsh [IM0901] lies at the end of the Luni River, which drains the Aravalli Hills and flows southward only to dissipate into the dry, arid salt flats represented by this ecoregion.
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im0901_full.html (893 words)

	Impending Resolution? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Sir Creek is part of the Rann of Kutch, a marshy area that straddles the border between the state of Gujarat in India and Sind province in Pakistan.
		The Kutch border is manned by the Indian Border Security Force and Pakistani Rangerswho have at their disposal shallow draught/ flat bottom boats to assist in patrolling the Creek area.
		Besides, the Pakistan army had strengthened its deployment of troops opposite Rann of Kutch and Sir Creek in Gujarat and the Indian armed forces were monitoring the sea and the land deployment and movements of Pakistani troops.
	www.observerindia.com /analysis/A253.htm (964 words)

	India Together: Quake notes from the Rann, five years later - 26 January 2006
		Although Kutch is surprisingly well connected by roads (at least in comparison with most of the country) relief efforts had clustered around the centres of Bhuj, Bacchau and Rapar.
		Kutch is still very poor and an extremely feudal land, caste being an inescapable accompaniment to the miserable climate.
		The Rann is an immense, endless salt-pan, a thick layer of salt deposit left behind by the retreat of an ancient sea.
	www.indiatogether.org /2006/jan/rlf-kutch.htm (4975 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Rann of Kutch
		Rann of Kutch, large barren area of salt marshes and mud flats, mostly in western India in the state of Gujarāt but also extending into Pakistan.
		India and Pakistan waged a brief but spirited war over Kashmir during August and September, after troops of the two countries had clashed at the Rann of Kutch frontier earlier in the year.
		This was the first serious breach of peace since 1948, when a UN cease-fire arrangement ended the bloody war...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Rann_of_Kutch.html (161 words)

	Rann Riders .:. Resort (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Rann of Kutch is a geographically unique landscape that was once an arm of the Arabian Sea.
		As the land separated from the sea by geological forces, it became a vast, featureless plain encrusted with salt that is inundated with water during the rains.
		The main carnivores of the Little Rann of Kutch are the endangered Indian wolf, desert fox, Indian fox, jackals, desert and jungle cats, and a few hyenas.
	www.rannriders.com /Treasure.htm (232 words)

	60Kph - Rides
		Kutch in Gujarat is known to be the second largest district in India and is sparsely populated.
		The Great and the Little Rann of Kutch are also the breeding grounds of Flamingo, Pelican and Avocet and home of the rare Indian Wild Ass, which is now a protected species.
		Although, the Rann is visible from the fort wall as a very wide empty stretch of flooded land, a more satisfying look can be had by zooming northwards from the fort to a nearby BSF post.
	www.60kph.com /rides/west/greatrann/greatrann.htm (4775 words)

	Packaged tours for little rann of kutch around ahmedabad, little rann of kutch around ahmedabad tours, travel agent for ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
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		The Rann can be treacherously difficult to explore as the desert consists of salt deposited at a time when the area formed part of the delta of the River Indus.
		Little Rann of Kutch is one of the largest wildlife sanctuaries in India, spanning some 5000 sq ft in area, and comprising a range habitats from saline desert plains, arid grasslands, rocky and thorn scrub to lakes and marshes.
	www.toursforindia.com /destinations/gujarat/littlerannofkutcharoundahmedabad-tours.html (283 words)

	Wild Ass Sanctuary, Little Rann of Kutch - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
		The Rann is one of the most remarkable and unique landscapes of its kind in the entire world.
		The present saline desert of the Little Rann (saline desert-cum-seasonal wetland) of Kutch is believed to have been shallow sea.
		The variety of the geomorphic facets of Kutch such as the present surface configuration, its landforms, drainage characteristics and relief pattern clearly reveals a complex interplay of tectonics, sea-level changes and lithology as also erosion and deposition.
	whc.unesco.org /en/tentativelists/2105 (558 words)

	Rann of Kutch to Kanyakumari,travel Rann of Kutch and kanyakumari, india heritage and history, Bay of Bengal.
		Rann of Kutch to Kanyakumari,travel Rann of Kutch and kanyakumari, india heritage and history, Bay of Bengal.
		The Rann of Kutch, which forms part of India’s boundary with Pakistan, is virtually an island and during the monsoons, from June to October, it really is an island, flodded and even more inaccessible than usual.
		During the dry winter months, Kutch is a major breeding ground for flamingoes and pelicans, and part of the Little Rann of Kutch which is home to the rare Indian wild ass, has been declared a wildlife sanctuary.
	www.indiaprofile.com /destinations/coastaljourney.htm (4254 words)

	Rann Riders Resort, Dasada, Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat
		Rann Riders is a cottage camp at Dasada (Gujarat, India), near the Little Rann of Kutch wildlife sanctuary, offering eight cottages resembling traditional village huts, with comfortable bedrooms and bathrooms featuring hot showers and English toilets.
		A geographically unique landform, the Little Rann of Kutch is a saline desert wilderness offering exciting cross-desert safaris, superb wildlife viewing opportunities and colourful villages along the edge of the desert.
		The Little Rann of kutch is a birdwatcher's paradise in winter.
	www.nivalink.com /rannriders/index.html (281 words)

	WWF - Desert wetlands
		The vast saline plain of the Great Rann stretches eastwards from the eastern edge of the Indus delta in Pakistan, bounded to the west by the Arabian Sea, to the south by the Peninsula of Kuchchh, and to the north and east by the Great Thar Desert.
		The Rann of Kutch is one of WWF's Global 200 ecoregions — a science-based global ranking of the world's most biologically outstanding habitats and the regions on which WWF concentrates its efforts.
		In Pakistan, for example, WWF is working in collaboration with the Sindh Wildlife Department to conduct a regular census of birds in the Lower Sindh, which includes the Rann of Kutch, to survey the wetlands, and to protect the habitat of the sarus crane in the Nagarparker area.
	www.panda.org /about_wwf/where_we_work/asia_pacific/where/pakistan/news/index.cfm?uNewsID=5741 (1451 words)

	People & the Planet > biodiversity > features > desert wetlands to be conserved
		For half of the year, the Rann of Kutch is a vast salt flat - bleak, hot, and dusty, spanning the western border of India and Palkisan.
		By 2600 BC, the Rann of Kutch was part of the Indus Valley, or Harappan, civilization, which controlled a vast area of some 650,000 square kilometres - twice as large as that controlled by Mesopotamia and Egypt at the same time.
		"The Rann of Kutch is a critically important refuge for the Indian wild ass and is an important staging area for migratory waterfowl, including the Asian population of the lesser flamingo.
	www.peopleandplanet.net /pdoc.php?id=1863 (1150 words)

	Indbazaar - Travel Now :: Little Rann of Kutch
		The Little Rann of Kutch is very close to Zainabad, situated around 110 kms north-west of Ahmedabad.
		The Little Rann is mostly a saline wilderness, broken by islands during the monsoon, covered with water, grass, bushes and thorn shrubs that support wildlife.
		The Jhinjwada fort, built in the 13th century, is on the edge of Little Rann, west of Dasada, with majestic gateways.
	www.indbazaar.com /travel/index2.asp?loc=15 (480 words)

	Caste dissensions 'Rann' deep in Kutch
		Relief workers and rehabilitation workers have in fact grappled with caste-related problems in almost all towns and villages of the district where people belonging to different castes refused to stay in temporary shelters, like tents and tin sheds.
		Several NGOs, which did not have prior experience of having worked in Kutch, were caught quite off guard because of the complexities of the caste structure.
		Kutch district collectgor H N Chibber, on being asked whether the gram sabhas are dominated by the upper castes, said "it happens everywhere, the strongest group prevails and the village goes along with the decision".
	www.ambedkar.org /News/Castedissensions.htm (552 words)

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		The villages of the Kutch region have long been renowned for their distinctive and high-quality handicraft (especially exquisite, mirrored embroidery).
		The Gulf of Kutch divides Kutch from the Kathiawad peninsula.
		Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat situated in the That Desert was established in January 1972 as a sanctuary for the last population of Indian wild ass (khar).
	www.harshholidays.com /kutch.htm (1184 words)

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