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'''Jamesabad''' was a town in the [[Thar and Parkar District]] of [[Sind]].
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'''Jamesabad''' was the headquarters of Jamesabad Talukar of [[Thar and Parkar District]], [[Sind]].
  
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==Named for==
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It was named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_James_(civil_servant) Sir Evan James], Commissioner of Sind (1891-1900).
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==Population==
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* 1911: 672
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==Buildings==
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* Mukhtiarkar's office
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* Musafirkhana (traveller's rest house)
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* Police Lines
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* Post Office
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==Transport==
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===Railways===
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* Station on Mirpur Khas - Jhudo Railway.
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==Further Reading==
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* Gazetteer of the Province of Sind, Thar and Parkar District. Compiled by JW Smyth. 1919. Reprinted by Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore 2005
  
 
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Jamesabad
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Presidency: Bombay
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State/Province: Sindh
Country: Pakistan
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Jamesabad was the headquarters of Jamesabad Talukar of Thar and Parkar District, Sind.

Named for

It was named after Sir Evan James, Commissioner of Sind (1891-1900).

Population

  • 1911: 672

Buildings

  • Mukhtiarkar's office
  • Musafirkhana (traveller's rest house)
  • Police Lines
  • Post Office

Transport

Railways

  • Station on Mirpur Khas - Jhudo Railway.

Further Reading

  • Gazetteer of the Province of Sind, Thar and Parkar District. Compiled by JW Smyth. 1919. Reprinted by Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore 2005