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[[Image:Attock_district.jpg|thumb|300px|Map of Attock District]] | [[Image:Attock_district.jpg|thumb|300px|Map of Attock District]] | ||
| − | '''Attock''' District was part of [[Rawalpindi Division]] of [[Punjab]]. | + | |
| + | '''Attock''' District was part of [[Rawalpindi Division]] of [[Punjab|Punjab Province]] during the British period. | ||
==Headquarters== | ==Headquarters== | ||
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==Cities and Towns== | ==Cities and Towns== | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Attock]] (also known as Attock Khurd) |
| − | * Campbellpur (now Attock City) | + | * [[Campbellpur]] (now Attock City) |
* [[Fatehjang]] | * [[Fatehjang]] | ||
* [[Hazro]] | * [[Hazro]] | ||
| + | * [[Hasanabdal]] (also spelt Hasan Abdal) | ||
| + | * [[Jand]] | ||
* [[Pindigheb]] | * [[Pindigheb]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Talagang]] (also Tallagang) |
==Tehsils== | ==Tehsils== | ||
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* Pindigheb | * Pindigheb | ||
* Tallagang | * Tallagang | ||
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==Administration== | ==Administration== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | *[http://pakistaniat.com/2007/01/24/kabul-river-pakistan-attock/comment-page-3/ "When Kabul comes to Attock"], ''All Things Pakistan'', January 24, 2007 | + | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V06_137.gif Attock District] Imperial Gazetteer |
| + | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20080905231732/http://pakistaniat.com/2007/01/24/kabul-river-pakistan-attock/comment-page-3/ "When Kabul comes to Attock"], ''All Things Pakistan'', January 24, 2007, now an archived website | ||
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[[Category:Districts]] | [[Category:Districts]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:12, 9 February 2013
| Attock District | |
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| Presidency: | Bengal |
| Headquarters: | Campbellpur |
| Present Day Details | |
| Name: | Attock District, Chakwal District |
| State/Province: | Punjab |
| Country: | Pakistan |
Attock District was part of Rawalpindi Division of Punjab Province during the British period.
Contents
Headquarters
- Campbellpur (now Attock City)
Cities and Towns
- Attock (also known as Attock Khurd)
- Campbellpur (now Attock City)
- Fatehjang
- Hazro
- Hasanabdal (also spelt Hasan Abdal)
- Jand
- Pindigheb
- Talagang (also Tallagang)
Tehsils
- Attock
- Fatehjang
- Pindigheb
- Tallagang
Administration
The following officials were posted within the district:
In 1907
- Deputy Commissioner (also the District Magistrate)
- Assistant Commissioner
- 3 Extra Assistant Commissioners (one was also the Revenue Assistant)
- Civil Surgeon (also Superintendent of the Jail)
In 1930
- Deputy Commissioner
- Sub-Divisional Commissioner, Pindigheb (also Revenue Assistant for this area)
- 6 Extra Assistant Commissioners (one also in charge of Treasury and another the Revenue Assistant)
- Civil Surgeon
- 5 Assistant Surgeons
- Medical Officer of Health
- 32 Sub-Assistant Surgeons (each in charge of one rural dispensary)
Sources
- Gazetteer of the Attock District 1930, Punjab Government, Lahore 1932. Reprint: Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore, Pakistan 1989
External links
- Attock District Imperial Gazetteer
- "When Kabul comes to Attock", All Things Pakistan, January 24, 2007, now an archived website
