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] 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. [2]
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
- ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India : Provincial Series Punjab Volume II The Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan Divisions and Native States, page 184 1908 Archive.org