Cholistan Desert is located 30 kilometers from Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. Locally this desert is known as Rohi. It is spread on the area of 26,300 km squre. Cholistan is the word that is derived from a Turkish word Chol that means desert. The whole word Cholistan gives the meaning of land of desert. People living here have to move from one place to another in search of food and water. An annual jeep rally is held here that is the biggest motor sports event in Pakistan and known as Cholistan Desert Jeep Rally. Language of people living in Cholositan is Saraike. Saraiki is an Indo-Aryan language and is also spoken in some parts of central Pakistan.
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