Is Longewala worth visiting?

We learnt about the museum during our visit to Gadisar lake and decided to visit. It is definitely worth visiting for anyone who is interested in military history.

How do I get from Jaisalmer to Longewala?

Longewala war memorial is just 10Kms approx from Jaisalmer City. Local cabs will take you to Longewala and Tanot Mata Temple. Rates are between 8.5-13 Rs per Km as per vehicle type.

Where is Longewala post?

Longewala is a border town in the Thar Desert in the western part of Jaisalmer district, in the state of Rajasthan, India. It’s approx. 141 Kilometres from Jaisalmer city….

Longewala
Coordinates: 27°31′23″N 70°9′16″ECoordinates: 27°31′23″N 70°9′16″E
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer

Can we visit Longewala border?

No Permission is required to visit both the places. But in case you wish to visit the border you need to take permission from BSF headquarter in jaisalmer.

How far is border from Jaisalmer?

It takes 6 hours, 51 minutes to travel from Jaisalmer to India Pakistan Border….

Origin	Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
Destination	India Pakistan Border, Rajasthan
Driving Distance	343 kms or 213.1 miles or 185.2 nautical miles

How many soldiers were killed in Longewala?

The battle was fought between 120 Indian soldiers accompanied by 4 Hunter fighter aircraft and 2000-3000 Pakistani soldiers accompanied by 30-40 tanks….

Battle of Longewala
Casualties and losses
2 soldiers killed 5 camels killed.	200 soldiers killed 36 tanks destroyed,
Location within Rajasthan

Is Border Movie real story?

Border is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language epic war film directed, produced and written by J. P. Dutta. Set during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, it is an adaptation of real life events that happened during the Battle of Longewala in 1971. Some parts were also filmed in Jodhpur.

Is 1 day enough for Jaisalmer?

Jaisalmer is a very small city, so 1 and half day will be enough for sightseeing.