Khemkaran

Khem Karan is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tarn Taran district of Patti tehsil of the Majha region of the Indian state of Punjab.

Khem Karan
Khem Karan
Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 31.145°N 74.545°E / 31.145; 74.545
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictTarn Taran
Region of PunjabMajha
Population
 (2011)
  Total13,446
Languages
  OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

It was the site of a tank battle in 1965. The Battle of Asal Uttar was the second largest tank battle of the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War. The battle led to the creation of Patton Nagar (or Patton City/Graveyard) at the site of the battle viz, Khem Karan.

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