Attock

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Attock
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Presidency: Bengal
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Present Day Details
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

  1. Nine years on the north-west frontier of India: from 1854-1863, page 344 by Sir Sydney Cotton 1868 Google Books