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|presidency= [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay]] | |presidency= [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay]] | ||
|image=Mount Abu General View.jpg | |image=Mount Abu General View.jpg | ||
| − | |coordinates= | + | |coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=24.5925,72.7083&z=10&t=h&hl=en 24.5925°N 72.7083°E] |
| − | |altitude= | + | |altitude= 1,220 m (4,000 ft) |
| − | |presentname= Mount Abu | + | |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt._Abu Mount Abu Mount Abu] |
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajasthan Rajasthan] | |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajasthan Rajasthan] | ||
|country= India | |country= India | ||
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==Churches and Missions == | ==Churches and Missions == | ||
| − | * St Saviour's Anglican | + | * St Saviour's Anglican Church (previously known as St Lawrence Church) Founded 1846 |
* St Ann's (Roman Catholic) Founded 1870 | * St Ann's (Roman Catholic) Founded 1870 | ||
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==Schools == | ==Schools == | ||
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* Abu Lawrence School - founded by Sir Henry Lawrence in 1856. (For more information see Fibiwiki article [[Lawrence Military Asylum]]) | * Abu Lawrence School - founded by Sir Henry Lawrence in 1856. (For more information see Fibiwiki article [[Lawrence Military Asylum]]) | ||
* St Mary's High School - renamed in 1929 and taken over by Christian brothers. Formerly known as Mount Abu Railway School (established 1887) and originally run by Bombay, Baroda and Central Railway for children of European and Anglo- Indian railway Staff. | * St Mary's High School - renamed in 1929 and taken over by Christian brothers. Formerly known as Mount Abu Railway School (established 1887) and originally run by Bombay, Baroda and Central Railway for children of European and Anglo- Indian railway Staff. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt._Abu Mount Abu] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt._Abu Mount Abu] Wikipedia | ||
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| + | ====Historical books online==== | ||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_011.gif Abu] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 5, page 3. | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_011.gif Abu] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 5, page 3. | ||
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=ESBcAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA195 "Topographical and Descriptive Account of Mount Aboo, the Station, Barracks and Hospital"] by J Ogilvy, M.D. Assistant-Surgeon, 33rd Regiment, page 195 ''Army Medical Department: Statistical Sanitary and Medical Reports for the year 1859'' (published 1861) Google Books | *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=ESBcAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA195 "Topographical and Descriptive Account of Mount Aboo, the Station, Barracks and Hospital"] by J Ogilvy, M.D. Assistant-Surgeon, 33rd Regiment, page 195 ''Army Medical Department: Statistical Sanitary and Medical Reports for the year 1859'' (published 1861) Google Books | ||
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| − | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]] [[Category:Hill Stations]] | + | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]] |
| + | [[Category:Hill Stations]] | ||
Revision as of 17:06, 28 August 2013
| Mount Abu | |
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| Presidency: Bombay | |
| Coordinates: | 24.5925°N 72.7083°E |
| Altitude: | 1,220 m (4,000 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Mount Abu Mount Abu |
| State/Province: | Rajasthan |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway | |
Contents
Spelling variants
Mount Abu, Mount Aboo
FIBIS resources
Churches and Missions
- St Saviour's Anglican Church (previously known as St Lawrence Church) Founded 1846
- St Ann's (Roman Catholic) Founded 1870
Cemeteries
- Christian cemetery has stones dating from c 1858
Schools
- Abu Lawrence School - founded by Sir Henry Lawrence in 1856. (For more information see Fibiwiki article Lawrence Military Asylum)
- St Mary's High School - renamed in 1929 and taken over by Christian brothers. Formerly known as Mount Abu Railway School (established 1887) and originally run by Bombay, Baroda and Central Railway for children of European and Anglo- Indian railway Staff.
External links
- Mount Abu Wikipedia
Historical books online
- Abu Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 5, page 3.
- "Topographical and Descriptive Account of Mount Aboo, the Station, Barracks and Hospital" by J Ogilvy, M.D. Assistant-Surgeon, 33rd Regiment, page 195 Army Medical Department: Statistical Sanitary and Medical Reports for the year 1859 (published 1861) Google Books
- Rajasthan’s sole summer resortan article about Mount Abu and its main attractions by Shona Adhikari (tribuneindia.com)
