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| |presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
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| |coordinates=[http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=29.69,76.98&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=29.69,76.98 29.69°N 76.98°E]
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| |altitude=228 m (748 ft)
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| |presentname=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnal Karnal]
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| |stateprovince=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haryana Haryana]
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| |country=India
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| '''Kurnaul''' was a military cantonment about 125km north from [[Delhi]] which was abandoned in 1841 due to a massive spread of malaria caused by faulty irrigation. Following this, the cantonment at [[Umballa]] about 85 km away (north) was built in 1843 as a replacement.
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| ==Spelling variants==
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| Modern name:Karnal<br />
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| Variants:Kurnool/Kernaul
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| ==External Links==
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| *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnal Karnal] Wikipedia
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| *[http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/mainchild/gazatteers.htm Gazetteers Of Haryana], previously part of Bengal. Haryana Government website. Includes Karnal District 1892, available a a searchable pdf.
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| ====Historical Books Online====
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| *[http://www.archive.org/stream/annalsofkarnal00buckrich#page/n5/mode/2up The Annals of Karnal] by Major CH Buck 1914 Archive.org
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| **[http://www.archive.org/stream/annalsofkarnal00buckrich#page/34/mode/2up Chapter 6 Churches and Cemeteries] lists some of the inscriptions in the cemeteries.
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| *Kurnaul in 1845 [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=bcwoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA528 Missionary Register for 1845], page 528 Google Books
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