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|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] | ||
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|coordinates= | |coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.016667,73.416667&z=12&t=h&hl=en 34.016667°N 73.416667°E] | ||
|altitude= | |altitude= 2,250 metres (7,500 ft) | ||
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khanspur Khanspur] | |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khanspur Khanspur] | ||
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_West_Frontier_Province North West Frontier Province] (NWFP) | |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_West_Frontier_Province North West Frontier Province] (NWFP)now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | ||
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan] | |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan] | ||
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'''Khanspur''' was a hill station in [[Hazara District]], [[North West Frontier Province]]. It was part of the [[Ghora Dhakka]] [[cantonment]]. | '''Khanspur''' was a hill station in [[Hazara District]], [[North West Frontier Province]]. It was part of the [[Ghora Dhakka]] [[cantonment]]. | ||
==Military== | ==Military== | ||
A detachment of British infantry was stationed here during the summer months. | A detachment of British infantry was stationed here during the summer months. | ||
==Also see== | |||
*[[Murree]] | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khanspur "Khanspur"], ''Wikipedia''. | |||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_251.gif Khanspur entry], V15: p245, ''Imperial Gazetteer''. | |||
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[ | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160316150724/http://www.chowrangi.pk/welcome-to-khanspur.html Welcome to Khanspur] by shirazi May 19, 2007 chowrangi.pk, now archived. Comments at the bottom include "a place in which I spent some time in my youth. At that time i.e. 1934/1936 it was a hill station for the British Army and the families would stay here whilst their men were serving on the plains in places such as [[Risalpur]], [[Nowshera]] and [[Rawalpindi]]. I smell pine trees these days and the memory of Khanspur comes flooding back to me, a memory that is evocative of extreme, youthful pleasure pursuits". | ||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130918034815/http://www.panoramio.com:80/photo/2623031 Photograph: Khanspur Church] panoramio.com, now archived. | |||
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | ||
[[Category:Hill Stations]] | [[Category:Hill Stations]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:04, 7 February 2018
| Khanspur | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 34.016667°N 73.416667°E |
| Altitude: | 2,250 metres (7,500 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Khanspur |
| State/Province: | North West Frontier Province (NWFP)now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Transport links | |
Khanspur was a hill station in Hazara District, North West Frontier Province. It was part of the Ghora Dhakka cantonment.
Military
A detachment of British infantry was stationed here during the summer months.
Also see
External links
- "Khanspur", Wikipedia.
- Khanspur entry, V15: p245, Imperial Gazetteer.
- Welcome to Khanspur by shirazi May 19, 2007 chowrangi.pk, now archived. Comments at the bottom include "a place in which I spent some time in my youth. At that time i.e. 1934/1936 it was a hill station for the British Army and the families would stay here whilst their men were serving on the plains in places such as Risalpur, Nowshera and Rawalpindi. I smell pine trees these days and the memory of Khanspur comes flooding back to me, a memory that is evocative of extreme, youthful pleasure pursuits".
- Photograph: Khanspur Church panoramio.com, now archived.