Longewala

Longewala
border town
Longewala
Location in Rajasthan, India
Longewala
Longewala (India)
Coordinates: 27°31′23″N 70°9′16″E / 27.52306°N 70.15444°E / 27.52306; 70.15444Coordinates: 27°31′23″N 70°9′16″E / 27.52306°N 70.15444°E / 27.52306; 70.15444
Country  India
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Longewala is a border town in the Thar Desert in the western part of Jaisalmer district, in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is very close to the border with Pakistan and is most notable as the location of the Battle of Longewala during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

See also

List of military disasters

References

    A Pakistani tank at Longewala from the 1971 war.


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