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[[Image:John_jacob_grave.jpg|thumb|200px|John Jacob's grave | [[Image:John_jacob_grave.jpg|thumb|200px|John Jacob's grave]] | ||
It is named for Major (later General) John Jacob. | It is named for Major (later Brigadier-General) John Jacob. | ||
==Former name== | ==Former name== | ||
Revision as of 11:47, 10 November 2009
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| Presidency: Bombay | |
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| 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
It is named for Major (later Brigadier-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