Difference between revisions of "Kamptee"

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==Cantonment==
 
==Cantonment==
 
The cantonment was established in 1821 and until the end of the century controlled the entire Nagpur district.
 
The cantonment was established in 1821 and until the end of the century controlled the entire Nagpur district.
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==Cemetery==
 
==Cemetery==
 
This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2009-11/1258042523 post] dated November 2009 is about the location and condition of the Christ Church cemetery, Kamptee
 
This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2009-11/1258042523 post] dated November 2009 is about the location and condition of the Christ Church cemetery, Kamptee
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==External links==
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamptee Kamptee] Wikipedia
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*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V14_335.gif Kamptee] Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 14, p. 329
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[[Category:Locations]]
 
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
 
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Kamptee
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Presidency:
Coordinates: 21.135988°N, 79.120°E
Altitude: 269 m
Present Day Details
Place Name: Kamthi
State/Province: Maharashtra
Country: India
Transport links

Kamptee (also Kamthi) is a town just outside Nagpur in the Central Provinces that originally was grew up around a military cantonment. It was at one time a flourishing trading town.

Cantonment

The cantonment was established in 1821 and until the end of the century controlled the entire Nagpur district.

Cemetery

This India List post dated November 2009 is about the location and condition of the Christ Church cemetery, Kamptee

External links