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*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_251.gif Khanspur entry], V15: p245, ''Imperial Gazetteer''. | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_251.gif Khanspur entry], V15: p245, ''Imperial Gazetteer''. | ||
*[http://www.chowrangi.pk/welcome-to-khanspur.html Welcome to Khanspur] by shirazi May 19, 2007 chowrangi.pk. 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/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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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.