Outline of Rajasthan

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Rajasthan: Rajasthan largest state of the Republic of India by area, is located in the northwest of India.

It comprises most of the area of the large, inhospitable Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, which parallels the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with Pakistan to the west.

Rajasthan is also bordered by Gujarat to the southwest, Madhya Pradesh to the southeast, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to the northeast and Punjab to the north.

Rajasthan covers 10.4% of India, an area of 342,239 square kilometres (132,139 sq mi).

Rajasthan is situated within the following regions:

Location of Rajasthan
Location of Rajasthan within India.
Camel ride in the Thar desert near Jaisalmer .
Districts of Rajasthan
Rajasthan stub
Maharana Pratap , a Rajput ruler and great warrior of his time. Mughal emperor Akbar sent many missions against him. However he survived and ultimately gained control of all areas of Mewar excluding fort of Chittor .
Young boy playing a dance nritta
Department of Sanskrit, University of Rajasthan