The Kharan Desert is a sand desert situated in Balochistan province, Pakistan. All of Balochistan plateau is characterized by extreme arid conditions and very barren terrain. However Kharan desert can be separated from the rest of the arid landscape due to its sandy nature and more even terrain, ranging from 1000 m in the north-east to 500 m in the west.
It mostly falls in the Kharan District covering an estimated area of more than 20,000 sq km with a population of only 0.23 million. In the north, east and west it is surrounded by hills, up to 3000 meters, while on the west it extends in to Iranian territories. It is the most inhospitable deserts in Pakistan with extreme dry climatic conditions supporting very little vegetation cover of mainly desert bushes. Due to its vastness and isolation Kharan desert was selected for Pakistan's second nuclear test executed on The May 30, 1998.
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