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==Name origin==
==Name origin==
It is named for Major (later General) John Jacob.  
[[Image:John_jacob_grave.jpg|thumb|200px|John Jacob's grave
 
It is named for Major (later General) John Jacob.


==Former name==
==Former name==

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Jacobabad
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Presidency: Bombay
Coordinates:
Altitude:
Present Day Details
Place Name: Jacobabad
State/Province: Sindh
Country: Pakistan
Transport links
North Western Railway

Jacobabad was the chief town and headquarters of Upper Sind Frontier District of Sind.


Name origin

[[Image:John_jacob_grave.jpg|thumb|200px|John Jacob's grave It is named for Major (later General) John Jacob.

Former name

  • Khanghar


History

A town municipality was established in 1878.


Health

  • Civil Hospital


Government Buildings

  • Residency
  • Army Remount stables
  • Kacheri (law courts)
  • Municipal Office
  • Veterinary Dispensary


Military

The cantonment was located to the left of the Residency. It was abolished in 1914.


Transportation

Railways

Jacobabad was a station on the Quetta-Pishin line of the North Western Railway.

Sites of Interest

  • Residency of General John Jacob
  • Tomb of General Jacob
  • Victoria Clock Tower (1887)


Further Reading

  • Smyth, J. W. "Gazetteer of the Province of Sind volume VII Upper Sind Frontier District," Bombay 1919. Reprinted by Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore 2005