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==Name origin==
It is named for its first Deputy Commissioner, [[James Abbott]], a British officer.
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'''Abbottabad''' was a town in [[Hazara District]] of the [[North West Frontier Province]] during the British period. It is around 35 miles north of [[Rawalpindi]]. [[Hill station]]s near Abbottabad include [[Thandiani]], [[Dunga Gali]], [[Bara Gali]] and [[Nathiagali]].
[[Image:Abbottabad_night_nwfp.jpg|thumb|200px|The city at night]]
==Name origin==
It is named for its first Deputy Commissioner, [[James Abbott]], a British officer.
== Boer War POW Camp ==
'''Kakul (Kakool)''' is situated 5 km northeast of Abbottabad. The following information was sent in by Prof Omer SK Tarin. Director, TSI, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
''6. In 1947 India and Pakistan became independent. In 1947 Pakistan decided to set up its military academy here at Kakul and this was done in 1948, with Brig Ingalls as the first principal/commandant of the PMA. Brig Shuakat Ali Shah followed him in command here in 1956, with my grandfather (then) Colonel Azmat Hayat Khan, as Deputy Commandant.'' <ref>Email to FIBIS Webmaster dated 8 Novemebr 2012 from Prof Omer SK Tarin. Director, TSI, Abbottabad, Pakistan.''
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