intelligent086
11-01-2014, 11:21 PM
The Cholistan Desert also locally known as Rohi sprawls thirty kilometers from Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan and covers an area of 26,300 square kilometres. It adjoins the Thar Desert, extending over to Sindh and into India. The chief Cholistani ceramic articles are their surahies, piyalas, and glasses, remarkable for their lightness and fine finishing.
In the early times only the art of pottery and terracotta developed, but from the seventh century onwards, a large number of temples and images were also built on account of the intensified religious passions and the accumulation of wealth in cities. The building activity reached to such an extent that some cities actually became city temples. In fact the area particularly came to be known for its forts, villas, palaces, havelis, gateways, fortifications, and city walls.
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http://www.contactpakistan.com/ExplorePakistan/images/cholistan01.jpg
http://www.cholistan.gov.pk/images/pakistan-camel_safari_cholistan.jpg
http://images.world66.com/ch/ol/is/cholistan_w_galleryfull
http://www.dostpakistan.pk/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/cholistan-desert-5.jpg (http://www.google.com.pk/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAgQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dostpakistan.pk%2Fcholistan-desert%2F&ei=zCNVVOCxFYqrgwS-1YK4BA&psig=AFQjCNHimp0Op9AmghZpSz_H13FkblLkFQ&ust=1414952268438439)
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In the early times only the art of pottery and terracotta developed, but from the seventh century onwards, a large number of temples and images were also built on account of the intensified religious passions and the accumulation of wealth in cities. The building activity reached to such an extent that some cities actually became city temples. In fact the area particularly came to be known for its forts, villas, palaces, havelis, gateways, fortifications, and city walls.
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http://www.contactpakistan.com/ExplorePakistan/images/cholistan01.jpg
http://www.cholistan.gov.pk/images/pakistan-camel_safari_cholistan.jpg
http://images.world66.com/ch/ol/is/cholistan_w_galleryfull
http://www.dostpakistan.pk/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/cholistan-desert-5.jpg (http://www.google.com.pk/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAgQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dostpakistan.pk%2Fcholistan-desert%2F&ei=zCNVVOCxFYqrgwS-1YK4BA&psig=AFQjCNHimp0Op9AmghZpSz_H13FkblLkFQ&ust=1414952268438439)
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http://pak101.com/phototour/Rest_of_Sindh/Cholistan__Derawar_Village_III__Nawabx27s_Tomb_5_p axbm.jpg (http://www.google.com.pk/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAgQjRw4FQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpak101.com%2Fc%2Fphototour%2Fview %2F1987%2FRest_of_Sindh%2FCholistan__Derawar_Villa ge_III__Nawabs_Tomb__5&ei=6iNVVNXQNMOXNpKDgqAB&psig=AFQjCNEFUcxe0MJTMVT_WVJN6yfUQRAGpw&ust=1414952298945978)