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Wazirabad

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|presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
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|coordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=32.460983,74.119273&z=11&t=h&hl=en 32.460983°N 74.119273°E] |altitude= 235 m (770 ft)|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WazirabadWazirabad]|stateprovince= [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]|countrytransport= [[PakistanNorth Western Railway]]
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'''Wazirabad''' was a town on the [[Grand Trunk Road|Grand Trunk (G.T.) Road]] between in [[GujranwalaDistrict]] and [[Gujrat]], of [[Punjab]]. It lay in [[Gujranwala District]] and was also the headquaters headquarters of a tehsil of the same name.  ==Population==* 1901: 18,069  ==History==It was the headquarters of [[Wazirabad District]] until 1851-52 and had a [[cantonment]] until 1855 when the later latter was moved to [[Sialkot]].See [[Punjab Districts]]. Population in 1901: 18,069.
==Transportation==
===Rail===
* An important junction on the [[North Western RailwaysRailway]].* Alexandra Railway Bridge. Opened by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) in 1876.
===Road===
The It lay on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Trunk_Road Grand Trunk Road] (G.T.GT Road) Road passed throughbetween [[Gujranwala]] and [[Gujrat]].
==External Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wazirabad Wazirabad] Wikipedia
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V24_384.gif Wazirabad Town] Imperial Gazetteer
{{#widget:Google PlusOne|size=small|count=External Links==true* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wazirabad Wazirabad on Wikipedia]}}
[[Category: Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]

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