Pokaran:

The city with its red sandstone fort and superb havelis lies at the road and rail junctions between Jodhpur, Bikaner and the west. Once included in the territory of Jodhpur, it passed into the huge state of Jaisalmer after Independence.

Pokaran became the unlikely object of world attention in May 1998, when five nuclear bombs were detonated at the army test range 20 km (14 miles) northwest of town.