سندھ پاکستان Tharparker

Tharparkar is the only fertile desert in the world.
The region derives its names from Thar and Parkar.
The name Thar is from Thul, the general term for sand
region or sand ridges and Parkar literary means to cross over
The region was earlier known as Thar and Parkar, later they
became one word.
It was in 1843 when Sir Charles Napier became victor of
Sindh and this part was merged into Katchh political agency
in Hyderabad collect-orate, later on in 1858 the entire area
became part of Hyderabad. Subsequently in 1860 it was
renamed as Eastern Sindh frontier with its Head Quarter
Umerkot, controlled by Political Superintendent. In 1882
it was renamed as district and its administrative head was
Deputy Commissioner. Lastly in 1906 Head Quarter of the
district was shifted from Umerkot to Mirpurkhas. Until 1990
the present district of Tharparkar, Umerkot and Mirpurkhas
comprised one separate district in 1990 i.e. Mirpurkhas
and Thar established the town on Mithi as the new head
quarters of the Tharparkar district, while Umerkot was
bifurcated on 17 April 1993.