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NURPOOR

Volume 16 · 123 words · 1842 Edition

town of Hindustan, in the province of Lahore, and capital of a district of the same name. It is situated on the top of a hill, which is ascended by stone steps, and has all the appearance of opulence and industry. It is the residence of a Sikh chief, whose revenue amounts to L50,000 a year. The district is situated between the thirty-second and thirty-third degrees of north latitude. It belongs to the Sikhs. The city is seventy-five miles east-north-east from the city of Lahore.

Nurrabah, a town of Hindustan, in the province of Gundwana, tributary to the Nagpoor rajah, and possessed by native Goand chiefs. It is seventy-eight miles south by east from Ruttnpoor. Long. 82. 45. E. Lat. 21. 2. N.