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'''Rawalpindi''' was a major cantonment in the [[Punjab]].
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'''Rawalpindi''' was a major cantonment in the [[Punjab]]. It was also the headquarters of [[Rawalpindi District]] and [[Rawalpindi Division]].
  
 
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Revision as of 17:26, 7 March 2010

Rawalpindi
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates:
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Present Day Details
Place Name: Rawalpindi
State/Province: Punjab
Country: Pakistan
Transport links

Rawalpindi was a major cantonment in the Punjab. It was also the headquarters of Rawalpindi District and Rawalpindi Division.

Spelling Variants

Written as either one or two words.

Abbreviations: RP, Pindi

Variants: Rawul Pindi, Rawalpindee


Churches and missions

Anglican

  • Christ Church - built in 1852
  • St Andrew's
  • St Mary's, West Ridge
  • St Paul's

Roman Catholic

  • Sacred Heart, West Ridge
  • St. Joseph's Cathedral


Education

Schools

Station School - See Neville Thomas' website for photos of children at the school 1884 to 1912