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|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
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|coordinates= [https://www.google.com/maps/place/32°18'00.0%22N+72°20'24.0%22E/@32.3,67.9276162,6z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d32.3!4d72.34?hl=en 32.3°N 67.9276162°E] |altitude= 195 m (640 feet)
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khushab Khushab]
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]
|transport=[[North Western Railway]]<br>[[Sind-Sagar Railway]]
}}
'''Khushab''' was a town on the right bank of the River Jhelum in [[Shahpur District]] of [[Punjab]]during the British period. Around 1865 a new town was laid out and It was constituted a second class municipality in 1867. It was also a changing station junction on the Sind Sagar Branch of the [[North Western Railway]].
==Population==
* 1891: 9,832
==Further Reading==
* Wilson, J., "Gazetteer of the Shahpur District Revised Edition 1897," Civil and Military Gazette Press, Lahore, 1897. Reprint: Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore 1994.
==HistoryExternal links==Around 1865, a new town was laid out. ==Municipality=Historical books online===It was constituted as a second class municipality in 1867*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_304.gif Khushab Town] Imperial Gazetteer
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[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
