Marwar - Hindi: ??????? - is a region of southwestern Rajasthan state in western India. It lies partly in the Thar Desert. In Rajasthani dialect 'wad' means a particular area. The word Marwar is derived from Sanskrit word 'Maruwat'. English translation of the word is 'The region of desert'.Marwar includes the present-day districts of Barmer; Jalore; Lakshman Nagar; Jodhpur; Nagaur; and Pali. It is bounded on the north by the Jangladesh region; on the northeast by Dhundhar; on the east by Ajmer; on the southeast by Mewar; on the south by Godwar; on the southwest by Sindh; and on the west by Jaisalmer region.