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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]] | |||
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*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_251.gif Khanspur entry], 15:245, ''Imperial Gazetteer''. | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_251.gif Khanspur entry], 15:245, ''Imperial Gazetteer''. | ||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_251.gif Khanspur entry], 15:245, ''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". | |||
*[http://www.panoramio.com/photo/2623031 Photograph: Khanspur Church] panoramio.com | *[http://www.panoramio.com/photo/2623031 Photograph: Khanspur Church] panoramio.com | ||
*[http://www.stamps-auction.com/pakistan-old-postcard-tents-camping-khan-s-pur-murree-for-sale-55755 Postcard: Khan’s Pur, Murree Hill] stamps-auction.com | |||
*[http://www.stamps-auction.com/pakistan-old-postcard-general-view-of-khan-s-pur-murree-for-sale-55778 Postcard: Khan's Pur Murree]. stamps-auction.com | |||
*[http://www.stamps-auction.com/pakistan-khans-pur-khanspur-military-camp-tents-trees-old-postcard-british-india-for-sale-134691 Postcard: Khans pur: Military Camp] stamps-auction.com | |||
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| Place Name: | Khanspur |
| State/Province: | North West Frontier Province (NWFP)now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Country: | 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.
Military
A detachment of British infantry was stationed here during the summer months.
Also see
External links
- "Khanspur", Wikipedia.
- Khanspur entry, 15:245, Imperial Gazetteer.
- Khanspur entry, 15:245, Imperial Gazetteer.
- 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".
- Photograph: Khanspur Church panoramio.com
- Postcard: Khan’s Pur, Murree Hill stamps-auction.com
- Postcard: Khan's Pur Murree. stamps-auction.com
- Postcard: Khans pur: Military Camp stamps-auction.com