Attock

Attock
اٹک
Campbellpur
City
From top left to right: Attock city view, Attock Fort, Attock River near Akhori, Attock Bridge
Attock is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Attock
Attock
Attock is located in Pakistan
Attock
Attock
Coordinates: 33°46′0″N 72°22′0″E / 33.76667°N 72.36667°E / 33.76667; 72.36667
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
DivisionRawalpindi
DistrictAttock
Established4 April 1904
Incorporated1978 (Renamed to Attock)
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerRao Atif Raza[1]
Elevation
355 m (1,165 ft)
Population
 (2023 census)[2]
 • City176,544
 • Rank60th, Pakistan
Time zoneUTC5 (PST)
Postal code span
Area code057
Websitepunjab.gov.pk/attock

Attock (Punjabi, Urdu: اٹک), formerly known as Campbellpur (Punjabi, Urdu: کیمبل پور),[3] is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, not far from the country's capital Islamabad. It is the headquarters of the Attock District and is 36th largest city in the Punjab and 61st largest city in the country, by population. The city was founded in 1908 several miles southeast of the historical city of Attock Khurd (Urdu: اٹک خورد:),[4] which had been established by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in the 16th century,[5] and was initially named in honour of Sir Colin Campbell.[6]

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  2. ^ "Punjab (Pakistan): Province and Major Cities, Municipalities & Towns". Punjab (Pakistan): Major Cities, Municipalities & Towns. Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. ^ Shackle, Christopher (1980). "Hindko in Kohat and Peshawar". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 43 (3): 482. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00137401. ISSN 0041-977X. S2CID 129436200.
  4. ^ Pike, John. "Attock City Cantonment". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2018-03-09.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Everett-Heath, John (2017-12-07). The Concise Dictionary of World Place Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780192556462.
  6. ^ Everett-Heath, John (2017-12-07). The Concise Dictionary of World Place Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780192556462.