Attock
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| Place Name: | Attock |
| State/Province: | Punjab |
| Country: | Pakistan |
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Attock City is a city located off the Grand Trunk (GT) Road in Punjab.
History
It was founded in 1908 as Campbellpur City,according to Wikipedia. The alternative spelling is Campbellpore. However it appears that the cantonment was established much earlier when barracks were built at Campbellpore c 1857-1858 [1]
Similar name
It is not to be confused with the town of Attock (or Attock Khurd) on the banks of the River Indus.
References
- ↑ Nine years on the north-west frontier of India: from 1854-1863, page 344 by Sir Sydney Cotton 1868 Google Books