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|presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
|presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
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|image=Attock Bridge 2.jpg
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|coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=33.8936,72.2414&z=14&t=h&hl=en 33.8936°N 72.2414°E]
|altitude=  
|altitude= 346 m (1,138 ft)
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attock Attock]
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attock_Khurd Attock Khurd]
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]
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'''Attock City''' is a city located off the Grand Trunk (GT) Road in [[Punjab]].
'''for the city, Attock, see [[Campbellpur]]'''


==Spelling and name variants==
'''Attock''' was a small town on the banks of the River Indus in [[Attock District]], [[Punjab]]. The district was named after this town rather than the capital city. A bridge over the River Indus was built here.
Campbellpore, Campbellpur


==History==
== Spelling variants ==
Although Wikipedia states it was founded in 1908 as Campbellpur City<ref>Wikipedia, [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Attock&oldid=346007227 Attock] version accessed 1st March 2010</ref>, it appears that the cantonment was established much earlier when barracks were built at Campbellpore c1857-1858.<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=A1coAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA344 Nine years on the north-west frontier of India: from 1854-1863], page 344 by Sir Sydney Cotton 1868 Google Books
Modern name: Attock Khurd<br>
</ref>
Variants: Attock


==Transport==
==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.<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/imperialgazette05unkngoog#page/n215/mode/1up Imperial Gazetteer of India : Provincial Series Punjab Volume II The Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan Divisions and Native States], page 184 1908 Archive.org  </ref>
====Railways====
Railway Station


==Similar name==
====Roads====
It is not to be confused with the town of Attock (or [[Attock Khurd]]) on the banks of the River Indus.
The Grand Truck (GT) Road passes the town.
 
==Bridges==
[[Image:Attock Bridge.jpg|right|thumb|275px|''Attock Bridge With Running Train'']]
A railway bridge designed by  Sir Guildford Molesworth (1828-1925), was opened in 1883.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attock_Bridge Attock Bridge] wikipedia.org</ref>
 
==External Links==
* [http://irfca.org/articles/attock-bridge.html Railway bridge over Indus at Attock] By Owais Mughal irfca.org
* [http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Foreign/Saif+in+Pakistan/Old+Attock+Bridge/ Photographs of the Bridge and railway station] Indian Railways Fan Club


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:09, 21 September 2020

Attock
Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 33.8936°N 72.2414°E
Altitude: 346 m (1,138 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Attock Khurd
State/Province: Punjab
Country: Pakistan
Transport links

for the city, Attock, see Campbellpur

Attock was a small town on the banks of the River Indus in Attock District, Punjab. The district was named after this town rather than the capital city. A bridge over the River Indus was built here.

Spelling variants

Modern name: Attock Khurd
Variants: Attock

Transport

Railways

Railway Station

Roads

The Grand Truck (GT) Road passes the town.

Bridges

Attock Bridge With Running Train

A railway bridge designed by Sir Guildford Molesworth (1828-1925), was opened in 1883.[1]

External Links

References

  1. ↑ Attock Bridge wikipedia.org

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