Editing Pokhran (section)

{{about|the town|the 1974 nuclear tests|Pokhran-I|the 1998 nuclear tests|Pokhran-II}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement <!--See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]]-->
| name                     = Pokhran
| settlement_type          = Town
| image_skyline            = Pokhran Fort.JPG
| image_alt                = 
| image_caption            = Pokhran Fort in [[Rajasthan]], India
| nickname                 = 
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| pushpin_map              = India Rajasthan#India
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| coordinates              = {{coord|26.92|N|71.92|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type         = State
| subdivision_name         = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1        = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Rajasthan]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Jaisalmer district|Jaisalmer]]
| established_title        = <!--default="Established"-->
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| unit_pref                = Metric
| area_footnotes           = 
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| elevation_footnotes      = 
| elevation_m              = 233
| population_total         = 28457
| population_as_of         = 2011
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| population_density_km2   = auto
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| demographics_type1       = Languages
| demographics1_title1     = Official
| timezone1                = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1              = +5:30
| postal_code_type         = <!--[[Postal Index Number|PIN]]-->
| postal_code              = 345021
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| demographics1_info1      = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]]
| leader_title             = [[Member of Legislative Assembly]]
| leader_name1             = [[Saleh Mohhamad]]
}}

'''Pokhran''' (official spelling '''Pokaran'''; {{Langx|hi|पोकरण}}) is a town and a [[municipality]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://urban.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/udh/nagar-palika-pokaran/en/home.html.html | title=Sectoral Portal }}</ref> located 112&nbsp;km east of [[Jaisalmer]] city in the [[Jaisalmer district]] of the [[States and territories of India|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 languages|Rajasthani]]. The site for India's first and second underground [[nuclear weapon]] test is near Pokhran.