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Abbottabad is named for its founder and first Deputy Commissioner of the Hazara region, [[James Abbott]], a British officer. Abbot founded the town in January 1853<ref>''Gazetteer of the Hazara District, 1883-84'' Published by the Government of the Punjab, Lahore, 1884, p.36 </ref>.
== Former Boer War POW Camp ==
'''Kakul (Kakool)''' is situated 5 kms northeast of Abbottabad. The following information was sent in by Prof Omer SK Tarin. Director, TSI, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
