Nasik

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Nasik
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Presidency: Bombay
Coordinates: 20.007°N 73.78°E
Altitude: 560 m (1,840 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Nashik
State/Province: Maharashtra
Country: India
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Nasik was the headquarters of Nasik District in the Central division of Bombay Presidency during the British period. Deolali cantonment, situated about 3½ miles to the south west of Nasik was used as a transit camp for nearly all troops proceeding to and from Bombay and Britain.

Spelling variants

Modern name: Nashik
Variants: Nasik/Nassick/Nassuck

FIBIS resources

  • FIBIS database Nashik Christian Cemetery. The cemetery is sometimes referred to as Deolali Government Cemetery. Inscriptions have been transcribed from gravestones at the cemetery. Images are also available, which are part of the FIBIS Cemeteries Project, and may be ordered for a modest donation.

External links

  • "Nasik Town" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 18, page 410.

Historical books online