Kamptee

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Kamptee
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Presidency:
Coordinates: 21.135988°N, 79.120°E
Altitude: 269 m
Present Day Details
Place Name: Kamthi
State/Province: Maharashtra
Country: India
Transport links

Kamptee (also Kamthi) is a town just outside Nagpur in the Central Provinces that originally grew up around a military cantonment. It was at one time a flourishing trading town.

Cantonment

The cantonment was established in 1821 and until the end of the century controlled the entire Nagpur District.

Cemetery

This India List post dated November 2009 is about the location and condition of the Christ Church cemetery, Kamptee

External links

Historical books online