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|presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
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|coordinates=[http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=22.62,88.42&spn=0.3,0.3&t=m&q=22.62,88.42 22.62°N 88.42°E]
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|altitude= 11 m (36 ft)
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|presentname=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dum_dum Dum Dum] 
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|stateprovince=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bengal West Bengal]
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'''Dum Dum''' was a British cantonment town north of [[Calcutta]] that now constitutes a suburb of that city.  It was the headquarters of the [[Bengal Artillery]] until this transferred to [[Meerut]] in 1853.
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Revision as of 00:16, 7 January 2010

Dum Dum
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 22.62°N 88.42°E
Altitude: 11 m (36 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Dum Dum
State/Province: West Bengal
Country: India
Transport links

Dum Dum was a British cantonment town north of Calcutta that now constitutes a suburb of that city. It was the headquarters of the Bengal Artillery until this transferred to Meerut in 1853.