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==Name origin==
It is named for Major (later Brigadier-General) [[John Jacob]].
==Former name==
* Khanghar
*[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Jacobabad Jacobabad] Love to Know 1911<br>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V13_379.gif Jacobabad Town] Imperial Gazetteer<br>[http://www.myjacobfamily.com/favershamjacobs/johnjacob1.htm Brigadier General John Jacob CB of Jacobabad] 1812 – 1858 www.myjacobfamily.com
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|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobabad Jacobabad]
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|transport= [[North Western Railway]]
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'''Jacobabad''' was the chief town and headquarters of the [[Upper Sind Frontier District]] of the [[Sind]]division of [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay Presidency]] during the British period.
== Spelling variants ==
Modern name: Jacobabad<br>
Variants: Yaqubabad<br>
Former name: Khangharh
[[Image:John_jacob_grave.jpg|thumb|200px|John Jacob's grave]]
==History==
Founded on the site of the village of Khangharh by Major (later Brigadier-General) [[John Jacob]] in 1847. A town municipality was established in 1878.
==Health==
* Civil Hospital
==Government Buildings==
* Municipal Office
* Veterinary Dispensary
==Military==
The [[cantonment]] was located to the left of the Residency. It was abolished in 1914.
==Transportation==
====Railways====
Jacobabad was a station on the [[Quetta]]-[[Pishin]] line of the [[North Western Railway]].
==Sites of Interest==
* Tomb of General Jacob
* Victoria Clock Tower (1887)
==Further Reading==
==External links==
====Historical books online====
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=xcoHAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA467 Obituary of John Jacob], commander of the [[Scinde Horse]], died 1858 at Jacobabad. Google Books
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]]
