Kurnaul

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Kurnaul
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 29.69°N 76.98°E
Altitude: 228 m (748 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Karnal
State/Province: Haryana
Country: India
Transport links

Kurnaul was a military cantonment about 125km north from Delhi which was abandoned in 1841 due to a massive spread of malaria caused by faulty irrigation. Following this, the cantonment at Umballa about 85 km away (north) was built in 1843 as a replacement.

Spelling variants

Modern name:Karnal
Variants:Kurnool/Kernaul

External Links

  • Karnal Wikipedia
  • Gazetteers Of Haryana, previously part of Bengal. Haryana Government website. Includes Karnal District 1892, available a a searchable pdf.

Historical Books Online