| Rann of Kutch Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh | |
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| Ecology | |
| Realm | Indomalayan |
| Biome | flooded grasslands and savannas |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 27,454 km2 (10,600 sq mi) |
| Countries | |
| States (India), Provinces (Pakistan) | |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Relatively stable/intact[1] |
| Protected | 20,946 km2 (76%)[2] |
The Rann of Kutch is a large area of salt marshes that span the border between India and Pakistan. It is located mostly in the Kutch district of the Indian state of Gujarat, with a minor portion extending into the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is divided into the Great Rann and Little Rann. It used to be a part of the Arabian Sea, but it then dried up, leaving behind the salt, which formed the Rann of Kutch. The Luni flowed into the Rann of Kutch, but when the Rann dried up, the Luni was left behind, which explains why the Luni does not flow into the Arabian Sea today.
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