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Volume 20 · 114 words · 1842 Edition

a town of Hindustan, in the province of Malwa, belonging to the Mahrattas, 60 miles south by east from Kotah. It is regularly built, with streets at right angles, and is of considerable extent. Long. 76. 5. E. Lat. 24. 21. N.

SONNERGONG, or SUNERGONG, a town of Bengal, situated on one of the branches of the Brahmapootra. It was once a large city, the provincial capital of the eastern division of Bengal, and famous for its manufactures of muslin and other fine cottons. It is now reduced to a mere village, principally inhabited by weavers, and the city of Dacca has risen on its downfall. Long. 90. 43. E. Lat. 23. 39. N.