Why visit Pokaran
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks and 1 place to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Shakti Mata Memorial Chatriya.
Weather in Pokaran
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About Pokaran
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" (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.
From the Wikipedia article Pokhran (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks2
Shakti Mata Memorial Chatriya
Monument and historic site · 1.8 km
Monument
Restaurants and cafes1
Gas and EV charging2
Healthcare5
Map of Pokaran
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Getting there and nearby towns
Jaisalmer Air Force Station (JSA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 104 km away.
- Phalodi 51 km northeast, about 51 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Pokhran Fort, Archan dave, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Red Fort, Pokaran - panoramio, jokertrekker, CC BY 3.0
- Pokaran Fort - panoramio, jokertrekker, CC BY 3.0
- Pokaran Railway station, Kishlay RF, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pokaran Station, Kishlay RF, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shakti Mata Memorial Chatriya, Pokhra, Rajasthan, India - entrance, Tinss, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pokhran-11-View from the wall-20131009, Daniel VILLAFRUELA ., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shakti Mata Memorial Chatriya, Pokhra, Rajasthan, India - side view 2, Tinss, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shakti Mata Memorial Chatriya, Pokhra, Rajasthan, India - side view, Tinss, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shakti Mata Memorial Chatriya, Pokhra, Rajasthan, India - inside view, Tinss, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shakti Mata Memorial Chatriya, Pokhra, Rajasthan, India - surroundings, Tinss, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shakti Mata Memorial Chatriya, Pokhra, Rajasthan, India - view from downhill, Tinss, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pokhran, Rajasthan, India - panoramio, Vipin Vasudeva, CC BY-SA 3.0
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