Pokhran (official spelling Pokaran) is a town and a municipality 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" means "place surrounded by five salt-ranges" in Rajasthani. The site for India's first and second underground nuclear weapon test is near Pokhran.
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Towns around Pokaran
- Phalodi51 km NE
- Jaisalmer100 km W
- Balotra125 km S
- Jodhpur130 km SE
- Nandri136 km SE
- Sāngaria137 km SE
- Keru138 km SE
- Samdari140 km SE
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