Pokhran

Pokhran
Town
Pokhran Fort in Rajasthan, India
Pokhran Fort in Rajasthan, India
Pokhran is located in Rajasthan
Pokhran
Pokhran
Pokhran is located in India
Pokhran
Pokhran
Coordinates: 26°55′N 71°55′E / 26.92°N 71.92°E / 26.92; 71.92
State India
StateRajasthan
DistrictJaisalmer
Government
Elevation
233 m (764 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total28,457
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Rajasthani
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Pokhran (official spelling Pokaran; Hindi: पोकरण) is a town and a municipality[1] located 112 km east of Jaisalmer city in the Jaisalmer district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is situated in the Thar Desert region. Surrounded by rocks, sand and five salt ranges, the word "Pokaran" (पोकरण) means "place surrounded by five salt-ranges" in Rajasthani. The site for India's first and second underground nuclear weapon test is near Pokhran.

  1. ^ "Sectoral Portal".