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Khem Karan | |
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  Khem Karan Location in Punjab, India | |
| Coordinates: 31°08′42″N 74°32′42″E / 31.145°N 74.545°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Tarn Taran |
| Region of Punjab | Majha |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 13,446 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Khem Karan is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tarn Taran district of Patti tehsil of the Majha region of the Indian state of Punjab.
It was the site of a tank battle in 1965.[1] The Battle of Asal Uttar was the second largest tank battle of the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War. The battle led to the creation of Patton Nagar (or Patton City/Graveyard) at the site of the battle viz, Khem Karan.
- ^ Stephen Peter Rosen (28 April 1996). Societies and Military Power: India and Its Armies. Cornell University Press. p. 246. ISBN 0-8014-3210-3.