Attock
Sign in to saveAttock (Punjabi, ), formerly known as Campbellpur (Punjabi, ), is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, not far from the national capital Islamabad. The headquarters of the Attock District, it is the 36th largest city in the Punjab and the 61st largest city in the country, by population. The city was founded in 1908 several miles southeast of the historical city of Attock Khurd, which had been established by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in the 16th century, and was initially named in honour of Sir Colin Campbell.
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Attock
- Settlement.other_name
- Campbellpur
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_caption
- From top left to right: Attock city view, Attock Fort, Attock River near Akhori, Attock Bridge
- Settlement.imagesize
- 280
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Rawalpindi
Key dates
- Inception
- 1904
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Pakistan
- Located in
- Attock District
- Population
- +176544
- Elevation
- +359
- Time zone
- Pakistan Standard Time
- Official website
- punjab.gov.pk/attock
- Image
- Attock Fort in 2007.JPG
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- Luguelín Santos
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Attock (Punjabi, ), formerly known as Campbellpur (Punjabi, ), is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, not far from the national capital Islamabad. The headquarters of the Attock District, it is the 36th largest city in the Punjab and the 61st largest city in the country, by population. The city was founded in 1908 several miles southeast of the historical city of Attock Khurd, which had been established by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in the 16th century, and was initially named in honour of Sir Colin Campbell.
== Etymology == The name 'Attock' is the romanised form of the Punjabi word aṭak, which means 'blockade, barrier or obstruction', although it is also translated as 'skirt of the mountains', owing to the hilly landscape of the district. The city was initially founded by the Mughal emperor Akbar as Atak-Banāras (). It was Campbellpur after the Commander-in-Chief of British forces Sir Colin Campbell, who rebuilt the city. The name 'Attock' was revived in 1978.