Pokaran from Fort Pokaran - Rajasthan, India
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member denben
N 26° 55.241 E 071° 54.932
42R E 789541 N 2980987
Fort Pokaran is a red sandstone fort standing amidst the great Thar desert about an hour east of Jaisalmer. It is an important tourist attraction in Pokaran.
Waymark Code: WMQ38P
Location: India
Date Posted: 12/10/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
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Pokaran (Pokhran) is a city and a municipality which is situated in Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan. Pokaran means “the place of five mirages”, it is enclosed by sandy, rocky and five salt ranges. It is on the way both from Bikaner to Jaisalmer and Jodhpur to Jaisalmer. It is a remote location in the Thar Desert region and served as the test site for India's first underground nuclear weapon explosion. Pokaran has a temperate climate. Temperature is around 38.1º Celsius in summers and it is around 5.5º Celsius in winters. Common languages which are spoken here are Rajasthani, Marwari, English and Hindi. (visit link)
City Name: Pokaran

View Type: Over Land

Location Type: Man-made Structure

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Fee: 50.00 (listed in local currency)
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