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'''Campbellpur''', now called '''Attock''', is a city located off the Grand Trunk (GT) Road in [[Punjab]]. It is the headquarters of [[Attock District]]. It is not to be confused with the town of [[Attock]] (or Attock Khurd) on the banks of the River Indus. | '''Campbellpur''', now called '''Attock''', is a city located off the Grand Trunk (GT) Road in [[Punjab]]. It is the headquarters of [[Attock District]]. It is not to be confused with the town of [[Attock]] (or Attock Khurd) on the banks of the River Indus. | ||
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 | |||
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==Spelling variants== | ==Spelling variants== | ||
Modern name: Attock (1985)<br> | Modern name: Attock (1985)<br> | ||
Variants: Campbellpore/Campbellpur | Variants: Campbellpore/Campbellpur | ||
==Transport== | ==Transport== | ||
Revision as of 19:21, 6 February 2012
| Campbellpur | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 33.766515°N 72.366226°E |
| Altitude: | 266 m (873 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Attock |
| State/Province: | Punjab |
| Country: | Pakistan |
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Campbellpur, now called Attock, is a city located off the Grand Trunk (GT) Road in Punjab. It is the headquarters of Attock District. It is not to be confused with the town of Attock (or Attock Khurd) on the banks of the River Indus.
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]
Spelling variants
Modern name: Attock (1985)
Variants: Campbellpore/Campbellpur
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, to the Grand Trunk Road.[3]
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