Natural History

Rao Jodha Desert Rock Park

Name: Rao Jodha Desert Rock Park
Price range: Free

Old City, Jodhpur · Est. 2011 · Open now

Seventy hectares of volcanic rock over 700 million years old are being brought back to native Thar desert plants.

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A 70-hectare ecological restoration project on volcanic rock 700+ million years old, recovering native Thar desert flora below Mehrangarh Fort.

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Marwar's original capital before Rao Jodha moved it, later the royal cremation ground, marked by red-sandstone cenotaphs among gardens.