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Jaisalmer district
District in Rajasthan, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Jaisalmer.
Jaisalmer district is the largest district in the Indian state of Rajasthan, and the third largest district in India. Located in Marwar (Jodhpur Division),[3] the city of Jaisalmer is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is around 289 km (180 mi) from the city of Jodhpur, and around 559 km (347 mi) from Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. As of the 2011 population census, it is the least populous district out of all 33 districts in Rajasthan.[2]
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From top, left to right: Jaisalmer city from Jaisalmer Fort, Bada Bagh, Lodhruva Jain Temple, Watchtower in Pokhran Fort, Sand dunes in the Thar Desert | |
![]() Location of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan | |
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State | Rajasthan |
Division | Jodhpur |
Headquarters | Jaisalmer |
Area | |
• Total | 38,401 km2 (14,827 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 669,919 |
• Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
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