Pokhran

Pokhran
Town
Pokhran Fort in Rajasthan, India
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Coordinates: 26°55′N 71°55′E / 26.92°N 71.92°E / 26.92; 71.92
State	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Government
Elevation	233 m (764 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	28,457
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Rajasthani
Time zone	UTC+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.