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Hey kids! Welcome back to KidsCast! Today we will be visiting the Golden City: Jaisalmer!  Jaisalmer is a beautiful city located in the state of Rajasthan, India. It's known as the "Golden City" because of the golden sands of the Thar Desert that surround it. Now, let us visit this magical place! History of Jaisalmer: The origins of Jaisalmer can be traced back to the 12th century when Rawal Jaisal, a Bhati Rajput king, founded the city. Legend says that Jaisal, the youngest of six sons, established the city after consulting a hermit named Eesaal. He chose Trikuta Hill as the site for his new capital and built a majestic fort on top of it, which came to be known as Jaisalmer Fort or Sonar Quila. Jaisalmer became a prosperous trading center along the Silk Route, trading silk, spices, and precious stones. In the 16th century, it came under Mughal rule and reached its golden era. However, the decline of the Mughal Empire in the 18th century brought instability, with frequen...

  Hey kids! Welcome to KidsCast! again. Today we will be learning about Mirages. Have you experienced some kind of mirage? Where did it happen? Let us know in the comments. Anyways, let's learn about Mirages in detail! So, what actually is a mirage?  A mirage is an image but it is really not there! Generally, mirages are most seen near water or flat surfaces like you can see in the cover photo of this post. Now that we know, what a mirages is, let's learn about "When do Mirages Occur?" Mirages occur when the ground is very hot and the air is cool. The ground warms the air that is just above the ground. When the light moves through this air which is cool and warm the light is bent.  The most spectacular mirages occur in wide areas of flat land when too many hills etc. will prevent the refracted light from reaching your eyes. How are Mirages Formed? This 'bending of light' is also known as refraction and create false images. In the image above, you can better u...

  Hey kids, welcome back to KidsCast! Today, we will learn about the Sahara Desert (the largest desert in the world). So let's start. How big is the Sahara: The Sahara Desert is 3.3 square miles and covers 25% of the African continent. Did you know that the desert is almost bigger than the United States of America? Location: The desert is located in the northern part of Africa. It covers the countries Algeria, Egypt, Chad, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia. It is directly north of the Sahel realm. It is southeast of the Atlas Mountains (in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia). People:  Although the Sahara is as big as The USA, it is estimated to contain only some 2.5 million inhabitants (which is excluding the Nile) - less than 1 person per square mile. Remember, 1 square mile is 0.4 square km. Climate: The Sahara desert's climate is scorching hot and parched dry. It has a short rainy season (monsoon season). Since the sky is clear and cloudless, the r...