Little Rann of Kutch
salt marsh located near the Great Rann of Kutch in Kutch district, Gujarat, India
The Little Rann of Kutch (IPA: [ɾən...kət͡ːʃʰ]) is a salt marsh which is part of the Rann of Kutch in Kutch district, Gujarat, India.
Attractions
Indian wild ass sanctuary
The Little Rann of Kutch is home to the Indian wild ass (khur). To conserve this species, the Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary (IWAS) was established in 1971 and covers nearly 5,000 km²2. The sanctuary is also home to many species of migratory birds, such as the sarus crane, ducks, the Dalmatian pelican, and flamingos, as well as land birds like the sandgrouse, the francolin and the Indian bustard. It is also home to various mammals such as the Indian wolf, the desert fox and the nilgai.
Kutch biosphere reserve
In 2008, to project Kutch as an international nature destination, the Government of Gujarat designated the area as the Kutch Biosphere Reserve. Biosphere reserves under the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme aim to promote sustainable development in the surrounding area, which is reserved for conservation and research. Such reserves are protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, the Indian Forest Act and the Forest Conservation Act. The government provides funds for the conservation of the landscape's biological diversity and its cultural heritage.
The reserve's vegetation is mainly xerophytic, as groundwater is scarce.
“Little Rann of Kutch” enters the record as salt marsh located near the Great Rann of Kutch in Kutch district, Gujarat, India. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Little, Rann and Kutch can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 5, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1850393. Authority coordinates are 23.300, 71.200. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1971 and 2008.
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