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| − | |presidency=Bombay | + | |presidency= [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay]] |
|image= | |image= | ||
|coordinates= | |coordinates= | ||
|altitude= | |altitude= | ||
|presentname= Jacobabad | |presentname= Jacobabad | ||
| − | |stateprovince= [[Sind]] | + | |stateprovince= [[Sind|Sindh]] |
|country= [[Pakistan]] | |country= [[Pakistan]] | ||
| + | |transport= [[North Western Railway]] | ||
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==Name origin== | ==Name origin== | ||
| − | It is named for Major John Jacob | + | It is named for Major (later General) John Jacob. |
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==Military== | ==Military== | ||
| − | The [[cantonment]] was located left of the Residency. It was abolished in 1914. | + | The [[cantonment]] was located to the left of the Residency. It was abolished in 1914. |
==Transportation== | ==Transportation== | ||
===Railways=== | ===Railways=== | ||
| − | + | Jacobabad was a station on the [[Quetta]]-[[Pishin]] line of the [[North Western Railway]]. | |
==Sites of Interest== | ==Sites of Interest== | ||
Revision as of 20:20, 20 October 2009
| Jacobabad | |
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| Presidency: Bombay | |
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| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Jacobabad |
| State/Province: | Sindh |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Transport links | |
| North Western Railway | |
Jacobabad was the chief town and headquarters of Upper Sind Frontier District of Sind.
Contents
Name origin
It is named for Major (later General) John Jacob.
Former name
- Khanghar
History
A town municipality was established in 1878.
Health
- Civil Hospital
Government Buildings
- Residency
- Army Remount stables
- Kacheri (law courts)
- Municipal Office
- Veterinary Dispensary
Military
The cantonment was located to the left of the Residency. It was abolished in 1914.
Transportation
Railways
Jacobabad was a station on the Quetta-Pishin line of the North Western Railway.
Sites of Interest
- Residency of General John Jacob
- Tomb of General Jacob
- Victoria Clock Tower (1887)
Further Reading
- Smyth, J. W. "Gazetteer of the Province of Sind volume VII Upper Sind Frontier District," Bombay 1919. Reprinted by Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore 2005
