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| − | '''Campbellpur''', now called '''Attock | + | '''Campbellpur''', now called '''Attock''', is a city located off the Grand Trunk (GT) Road in [[Punjab]]. It is the headquarters of [[Attock District]]. |
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Revision as of 15:58, 24 May 2010
| Campbellpur | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=33.766515,72.366226&z=12&t=h&hl=en 33.766515°N 72.366226°E] |
| Altitude: | 266 m (873 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Attock |
| State/Province: | Punjab |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Transport links | |
Campbellpur, now called Attock, is a city located off the Grand Trunk (GT) Road in Punjab. It is the headquarters of Attock District.
Spelling and name variants
Campbellpore, Campbellpur
Renamed Attock in 1985.
History
Although Wikipedia states it was founded in 1908 as Campbellpur City[1], it appears that the cantonment was established much earlier when barracks were built at Campbellpore c1857-1858.[2]
Transport
A description of Campbellpore in 1908 advises that it is situated on the North Western Railway and connected by a rough, unmetalled road, 11 miles long, with the grand trunk road.[3]
Similar name
It is not to be confused with the town of Attock (or Attock Khurd) on the banks of the River Indus.
References
- ↑ Wikipedia, Attock version accessed 1st March 2010
- ↑ Nine years on the north-west frontier of India: from 1854-1863, page 344 by Sir Sydney Cotton 1868 Google Books
- ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India : Provincial Series Punjab Volume II The Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan Divisions and Native States, page 184 1908 Archive.org
