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|presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
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|coordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=33.766515,72.366226&z=12&t=h&hl=en 33.766515°N 72.366226°E]
|altitude= 266 m (873 ft)
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attock Attock]
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'''Campbellpur''', now called '''Attock''', is a city located off the Grand Trunk (GT) Road in [[Punjab]]. It is the headquarters of [[Attock District]]. It is not to be confused with the town of [[Attock]] (or Attock Khurd) on the banks of the River Indus.
==Spelling and name variants==Modern name: Attock (1985)<br>Variants: Campbellpore, /Campbellpur Renamed Attock in 1985.
==History==
==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 to the grand trunk road[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Trunk_Road 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.
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