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The '''Registan Desert''' ({{lang-fa|{{Nastaliq|ریگستان}}}}), also known as '''Sistan Desert''', is an extremely arid plateau region located between [[Helmand Province|Helmand]] and [[Kandahar Province|Kandahar]] provinces in southeastern [[Afghanistan]]. It is a sandy desert consisting of small, red sand hills about {{convert|50|-|100|ft|m}} high, sand-covered plains, and open rocky and clay-covered areas. The underlying base of the hills consists of partly stabilized ancient transverse dunes, reflecting a west-to-east wind and nearly unlimited [[sand]] supply. The desert is very sparsely populated by [[Baloch people|Baluchi]] and [[Pashtuns|Pashtun]] nomads. The desert is gradually encroaching on surrounding agricultural areas.<ref>[https://archive.today/20110720184631/http://forums.hypography.com/archive/t-10758.html] Science Forums article, March 14, 2007.</ref><br />
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A severe drought in 1998 caused the displacement of approximately 100,000 [[nomadic people]] from the Registan desert region.<ref>{{cite journal|author1=Allan Degen, A. |author2=Weisbrod, Noam |title=Can Pastoral Nomads Return to Their Traditional Livelihood of Raising Livestock in the Registan Desert of Southern Afghanistan?|journal=Nomadic Peoples|publisher=White Horse Press|volume=8|number=2|date=December 2004|pages=214–229|doi=10.3167/082279404780446131|issn=0822-7942|jstor=43123734}}</ref> Most of them are now living in temporary settlements between the [[Arghandab River|Arghandab]] and [[Helmand River]]s and Registan. A large number are also being supported by the UN in camps for [[internally displaced persons]] (IDPs) in [[Kandahar Province]]. The UN is currently seeking strategies to return the nomads to their traditional livelihood of raising livestock in Registan. The Registan Desert is migrating westward, encroaching on former agricultural areas. The [[United Nations Environment Programme]] team reports that "up to 100 villages have been submerged by windblown dust and sand". In the country's northwest, sand dunes are moving onto agricultural land, their path cleared by the loss of stabilizing vegetation from firewood gathering and [[overgrazing]]. The UNEP team observed sand dunes nearly {{convert|50|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} high blocking roads, forcing residents to establish new routes.<ref>{{cite news|author=Lester R. Brown|url=http://www.religiousconsultation.org/News_Tracker/earth_is_shrinking.htm|title=The Earth Is Shrinking|date=November 15, 2006|access-date=2018-07-19}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Balochistan, Afghanistan]]<br />
*[[Geography of Afghanistan]]<br />
*[[Camp Rhino]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040216154007/http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16442 NASA Image - August 20, 2000]<br />
*[http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sites/index.html?action=SitHTMDetails.asp&sid=8016&m=0 Registan Desert Bird Life Factsheet]<br />
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[[Category:Deserts of Afghanistan]]</div>Ajay Kumar