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Rann of Kutch

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Rann of Kutch  (rn; kch)
An extensive salt marsh of western India and southeast Pakistan between the Gulf of Kutch and the Indus River delta. It was the scene of major border disputes in 1965 and 1971.


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The Meteorological Department said the epicentre of Friday's earthquake was in an area 20 km (13 miles) north-east of Bhuj in the marshy and sparsely populated Rann of Kutch, which lies on the border with Pakistan.
Once part of the Arabian Sea, the seabed of the Rann of Kutch was converted into a salt desert by geological forces.
Armed standoffs and conflict with Pakistan have arisen in 1965, 1971, and have continued as a stalemate since 1997 with respect to disputed Kashmir, Indus River water sharing, and the Rann of Kutch terminus.
 
 
 
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