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|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
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|coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.016667,73.416667&z=12&t=h&hl=en 34.016667°N 73.416667°E] 
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|altitude= 2,250 metres (7,500 ft)
|presentname=Khanspur
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khanspur Khanspur]
|stateprovince=[[North West Frontier Province]] (NWFP)
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_West_Frontier_Province North West Frontier Province] (NWFP)now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
|country=[[Pakistan]]
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]
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'''Khanspur''' was a hill station in [[Hazara District]], [[North West Frontier Province]]. It was part of the [[Ghora Dhakka]] [[cantonment]].
'''Khanspur''' was a hill station in [[Hazara District]], [[North West Frontier Province]]. It was part of the [[Ghora Dhakka]] [[cantonment]].


==Military==
==Military==
A detachment of British infantry was stationed here during the summer months.  
A detachment of British infantry was stationed here during the summer months.  


==Also see==
*[[Murree]]


==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khanspur "Khanspur"], ''Wikipedia''.


==Externall Links==
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_251.gif Khanspur entry], V15: p245, ''Imperial Gazetteer''.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khanspur Wikipedia]
* [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_251.gif Imperial Gazetteer]


*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160316150724/http://www.chowrangi.pk/welcome-to-khanspur.html Welcome to Khanspur] by shirazi  May 19, 2007 chowrangi.pk, now archived. Comments at the bottom include  "a place in which I spent some time in my youth. At that time i.e. 1934/1936 it was a hill station for the British Army and the families would stay here whilst their men were serving on the plains in places such as [[Risalpur]], [[Nowshera]] and [[Rawalpindi]]. I smell pine trees these days and the memory of Khanspur comes flooding back to me, a memory that is evocative of extreme, youthful pleasure pursuits". 
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130918034815/http://www.panoramio.com:80/photo/2623031  Photograph: Khanspur Church] panoramio.com, now archived. 
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[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
[[Category:Hill Stations]]

Latest revision as of 08:04, 7 February 2018

Khanspur
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 34.016667°N 73.416667°E
Altitude: 2,250 metres (7,500 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Khanspur
State/Province: North West Frontier Province (NWFP)now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country: Pakistan
Transport links

Khanspur was a hill station in Hazara District, North West Frontier Province. It was part of the Ghora Dhakka cantonment.

Military

A detachment of British infantry was stationed here during the summer months.

Also see

External links

  • Welcome to Khanspur by shirazi May 19, 2007 chowrangi.pk, now archived. Comments at the bottom include "a place in which I spent some time in my youth. At that time i.e. 1934/1936 it was a hill station for the British Army and the families would stay here whilst their men were serving on the plains in places such as Risalpur, Nowshera and Rawalpindi. I smell pine trees these days and the memory of Khanspur comes flooding back to me, a memory that is evocative of extreme, youthful pleasure pursuits".
  • Photograph: Khanspur Church panoramio.com, now archived.