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|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] | ||
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| − | |coordinates= | + | |coordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.001159,72.937167&z=10&t=h&hl=en 34.001159°N 72.937167°E] |
| − | |altitude= | + | |altitude= 520 m (1,710 ft) |
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haripur Haripur] | |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haripur Haripur] | ||
| − | |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa Khyber | + | |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, old NWFP] |
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan] | |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''Haripur''' was a town in [[Hazara District]], [[North West Frontier Province]]. | + | '''Haripur''' town is about 45 miles north of [[Rawalpindi]], in the Hazara plains. It was founded by Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa, a 19th century Sikh governor of the region. Apart from the Harkishan Garh Fort and old Sikh town and bazaar, some remnants of British rule also exist there and in the town's environs. During the British period it was in [[Hazara District]], [[North West Frontier Province]]. |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V13_061.gif Haripur] Imperial Gazetteer<br> | |
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[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:50, 5 January 2013
| Haripur | |
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| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 34.001159°N 72.937167°E |
| Altitude: | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Haripur |
| State/Province: | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, old NWFP |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Transport links | |
Haripur town is about 45 miles north of Rawalpindi, in the Hazara plains. It was founded by Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa, a 19th century Sikh governor of the region. Apart from the Harkishan Garh Fort and old Sikh town and bazaar, some remnants of British rule also exist there and in the town's environs. During the British period it was in Hazara District, North West Frontier Province.
External Links
Haripur Imperial Gazetteer
