Back Böyük Kaç Rannı Azerbaijani Вялікі Качскі Ран Byelorussian Rann von Kachchh German Rann de Kutch Spanish Kutch-eko Rann Handia Basque કચ્છનું મોટું રણ Gujarati कच्छ का रण Hindi Rann Kutch ID Rann di Kutch Italian カッチ大湿地 Japanese
| Designations | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Kutch |
| Designated | 5 November 2002 |
| Reference no. | 1285[1] |
The Great Rann of Kutch (or Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh) is a salt marsh in the Thar Desert in the Kutch District of Gujarat, India. It is about 7500 km2 (2900 sq miles) in area and is reputed to be one of the largest salt deserts in the world.[2] This area has been inhabited by the Kutchi people.[3]
The Hindi word is derived from Sanskrit/Vedic word iriṇa (इरिण), meaning the salt flat or barren ground, attested in the Rigveda and Mahabharata. It is the southern extension of the Thar Desert.
- ^ "Runn of Kutch". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Gujarat Tourism Document" (PDF). Gujarattourism.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ INTERNATIONAL LAW REPORTS VOLUME 50. Cambridge University Press. 1976. p. 464. ISBN 9780406876522.