Abbottabad
| Abbottabad | |
|---|---|
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 34.191057°N 73.330059°E |
| Altitude: | 1,260 m (4,134 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Abbottabad |
| State/Province: | Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa |
| Country: | Pakistan |
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Abbottabad was a town in Hazara District, North West Frontier Province.
Name origin
It is named for its first Deputy Commissioner, James Abbott, a British officer.
External links
- Abbottabad Wikipedia
- James Abbott Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
- Abbott's poem Wikipedia