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{{Locations_Infobox|presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]|image=|coordinates= |altitude= |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attock Attock]|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]}} '''Attock City''' is a city located off the Grand Trunk (GT) Road in #REDIRECT [[Punjab]]. ==Spelling and name variants==Campbellpore, Campbellpur ==History==Although Wikipedia states it was founded in 1908 as Campbellpur City<ref>Wikipedia, [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Attock&oldid=346007227 Attock] version accessed 1st March 2010</ref>, it appears that the cantonment was established much earlier when barracks were built at Campbellpore c1857-1858.<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=A1coAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA344 Nine years on the north-west frontier of India: from 1854-1863], page 344 by Sir Sydney Cotton 1868 Google Books </ref> ==Transport==A description of Campbellpore in 1908 advises that it is situated on the [[North Western Railway]] and connected by a rough, unmetalled road, 11 miles long, with the grand trunk road.<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/imperialgazette05unkngoog#page/n215/mode/1up Imperial Gazetteer of India : Provincial Series Punjab Volume II The Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan Divisions and Native States], page 184 1908 Archive.org </ref> ==Similar name==It is not to be confused with the town of Attock (or [[Attock Khurd]]) on the banks of the River Indus. ==References==<references/> [[Category:Locations]][[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
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