Maru Pradesh is a geographical region and a proposed desert state in northwest India. Its proposed capital is Deshnoke. It would be carved out from the state of Rajasthan. The proposed state consists of Barmer district, Jaisalmer district, Bikaner district, Churu district, Ganganagar district, Hanumangarh district, Jhunjhunu district, Jodhpur district, Nagaur district, Pali district, Jalore district, Sirohi district, and Sikar district. Rajasthan, which is larger in area than 110 countries, is divided into two parts by the Aravalli Range; one part is the Thar Desert, known as Maru Pradesh.