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16 sectionsContents
- List of permanent cantonments
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- India
- Notified cantonments
- Unlisted military cantonments
- Ghana
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- United States
- See also
- References
- External links
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A cantonment (, , or ) is a type of military base. In South Asia, a cantonment refers to a permanent military station (a term from the British Raj). In United States military parlance, a cantonment is, essentially, "a permanent residential section (i.e., barrack) of a fort or other military installation".