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This article is about a military term. For the places named 'Cantonment', see Cantonment (disambiguation).

A cantonment (/kænˈtɒnmənt/, /kænˈtoʊnmənt/, or UK: /kænˈtuːnmənt/) is a military or police quarters.^[1]  

The word cantonment, derived from the French word canton, meaning corner or district,^[2] refers to a temporary military or winter encampment. For example, at the start of the Waterloo campaign in 1815, while the Duke of Wellington's headquarters were in Brussels, most of his Anglo–allied army of 93,000 soldiers were cantoned, or stationed, to the south of Brussels.^[3] 

 In India and other parts of South Asia a cantonment refers to a permanent military station.^[1] In United States military parlance, a cantonment is, essentially, "a permanent residential section (i.e. barracks) of a fort or other military installation," such as Fort Hood.

Contents

• 1List of permanent cantonments
  • 1.1Afghanistan
  • 1.2Bangladesh
  • 1.3Bhutan
  • 1.4India
  • 1.5Notified Cantonments
  • 1.6Unlisted Military Cantonments
  • 1.7Ghana
  • 1.8Nigeria
  • 1.9Pakistan
  • 1.10Singapore
  • 1.11Sri Lanka
  • 1.12United States
• 2See also
• 3References
• 4External links
  
  

List of Permanent Cantonments

Afghanistan

The former Sherpur Cantonment in Kabul, Afghanistan, which was the site of the Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment (1879) in the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–1880), is now maintained as a British Army cemetery.

Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, cantonments are residential quarters for many military personnel aside from soldiers. These individuals include officers, teachers, military doctors, military nurses, junior commanding officers, and non–commissioned Officers. A wide variety of military training is provided in Bangladesh cantonments:

• Alikadam Cantonment, Bandarban
• Bandarban Cantonment, Bandarban
• Bangladesh Military Academy, Chittagong
• Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong
• Comilla Cantonment, Comilla
• Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka
• Dighinala Cantonment, Khagrachari
• Halishahar Cantonment, Chittagong
• Jahanabad Cantonment, Khulna
• Jahangirabad Cantonment, Bogra
• Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet
• Jamuna Cantonment, Tangail
• Jessore Cantonment, Jessore
• Kaptai Cantonment, Kaptai
• Khagrachari Cantonment, Khagrachari
• Kholahati Cantonment, Dinajpur
• Majhira Cantonment, Bogra
• Mawa Cantonment, Louhajong, Munshigonj
• Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka
• Mymensingh Cantonment, Mymensingh
• Padma Cantonment, Shariatpur
• Postogola Cantonment, Dhaka
• Qadirabad Cantonment, Natore
• Rajendrapur Cantonment, Gazipur
• Rajshahi Cantonment, Rajshahi
• Ramu Cantonment, Cox's Bazar
• Rangamati Cantonment, Rangamati
• Rangpur Cantonment, Rangpur
• Saidpur Cantonment, Rangpur
• Savar Cantonment, Dhaka
• Shahid Salahuddin Cantonment, Ghatail
• Sheikh Hasina Cantonment, Lebukhali, Barisal-Patuakhali

  Bhutan

The Indian Army maintains a training mission in Bhutan, known as the Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) which is responsible for the military training of the Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) and Royal Bodyguard (RBG) personnel. All RBA and RBG officers are sent for training at the National Defence Academy and the Indian Military Academy. Moreover, Project Dantak, a division of the Indian Border Roads Organisation and subdivision of the Indian Army Corps of Engineers, was established in Bhutan on 24 April 1961, with its first commanding officer, Colonel TV Jaganathan.^[4] Project Dantak has since been responsible for the construction and maintenance of more than 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) of roads and bridges, Paro Airport, a disused airfield at Yongphulla Airport, heliports, and other infrastructure. These serve India's strategic defence needs, but also provide economic benefits for the Bhutani citizens.

India

Several cities among the Indian subcontinent, such as Ahmedabad, Ambala, Belgaum, Bangalore, Danapur, Jabalpur, Kanpur,   Bathinda, Delhi, Meerut, Pune, Ramgarh, Secunderabad, and Trichy, contained large cantonments of the former British Indian Army, with Meerut and Ramgarh being two of the most important cantonments in northern India, second only to the headquarters at Rawalpindi(now in Pakistan). Meerut was established in 1803 and for 150 years was the largest cantonment in the region. Although cantonments in India were considered to be semi-permanent in the 18th and 19th centuries, by the turn of the 20th century they had transitioned to being permanent garrisons. They were further entrenched as such, via the military reforms of Lord Kitchener in 1903, and the Cantonments Act of 1924.^[5]

There are sixty-two "notified cantonments" in India, occupying an area of 1,057,000 acres^{[citation needed]}: twenty-five in Central Command, nineteen in Southern Command, thirteen in Western Command, four in Eastern Command, and one in Northern Command.^[6] In addition 15,096,000 acres are in use for military garrisons, offices, and training areas.^[6] Major cantonments and garrisons include the following:

Notified Cantonments

1. Agra Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
2. Ahmedabad Cantonment, Gujarat, Southern Command
3. Ahmednagar Cantonment, Maharashtra, Southern Command
4. Varanasi Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
5. Ajmer Cantonment, Rajasthan, Southern Command
6. Allahabad Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
7. Almora Cantonment, Uttarakhand, Central Command
8. Ambala Cantonment, Haryana, Western Command
9. Amritsar Cantonment, Punjab, Western Command
10. Aurangabad Cantonment, Maharashtra, Southern Command
11. Babina Cantonment, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, Southern Command
12. Badamibagh Cantonment, Jammu and Kashmir, Northern Command
13. Bakloh Cantonment, Chamba District, Himachal Pradesh, Western Command
14. Bareilly Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
15. Barrackpore, West Bengal, Eastern Command
16. Belgaum Cantonment, Karnataka, Southern Command
17. Cannanore Cantonment, Kerala, Southern Command
18. Chakrata Cantonment, Uttarakhand, Central Command
19. Clement Town Cantonment, Uttarakhand, Central Command
20. Dagshai Cantonment, Himachal Pradesh, Western Command
21. Dalhousie Cantonment, Himachal Pradesh, Western Command
22. Danapur Cantonment, Bihar, Central Command
23. Dehradun Cantonment, Uttarakhand, Central Command
24. Yol Cantonment, Himachal Pradesh, Western Command
25. Dehu Road Cantonment, Maharashtra, Southern Command
26. Delhi Cantonment, Delhi, Western Command
27. Deolali Cantonment, Maharashtra, Southern Command
28. Dum Dum Cantonment, West Bengal, Eastern Command
29. Faizabad Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
30. Faizabad New Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
31. Fatehgarh Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
32. Ferozepur Cantonment, Punjab, Western Command
33. Gopalpur Cantonment, Odisha, Central Command
34. Jabalpur Cantonment, Madhya Pradesh, Central Command
35. Jalandhar Cantonment, Punjab, Western Command
36. Jalapahar, Darjeeling, West Bengal, Eastern Command
37. Jammu Cantonment, Jammu and Kashmir, Western Command
38. Jhansi Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Southern Command
39. Jutogh Cantonment, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, Western Command
40. Kamptee Cantonment, Maharashtra, Southern Command
41. Kanpur Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
42. Kasauli Cantonment, Himachal Pradesh, Western Command
43. Khas Yol Cantonment, Kangara, Himachal Pradesh, Western Command
44. Kirkee Cantonment, Maharashtra, Southern Command
45. Landour Cantonment, Uttarakhand, Central Command
46. Lansdowne Cantonment, Uttarakhand, Central Command
47. Lebong, Darjeeling, West Bengal, Eastern Command
48. Lucknow Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
49. Mathura Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
50. Meerut Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
51. Mhow Cantonment, Madhya Pradesh, Central Command
52. Morar Cantonment, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, Southern Command
53. Nainital Cantonment, Uttarakhand, Central Command
54. Nasirabad Cantonment, Rajasthan, Southern Command
55. Pachmarhi Cantonment, Madhya Pradesh, Central Command
56. Pune Cantonment, Maharashtra, Southern Command
57. Ramgarh Cantonment, Jharkhand, Central Command
58. Ranikhet Cantonment, Uttarakhand, Central Command
59. Roorkee Cantonment, Uttarakhand, Central Command
60. Saugor Cantonment, Madhya Pradesh, Southern Command
61. Secunderabad Cantonment, Telangana, Southern Command
62. Shahajahanpur Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
63. Shillong Cantonment, Meghalaya, Eastern Command
64. St. Thomas Mount Cantonment, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Southern Command
65. Subathu Cantonment, Shimla Hills, Himachal Pradesh, Western Command
66. Wellington Cantonment, Tamil Nadu, Southern Command

 Unlisted Military Cantonments [citation needed]

1. Abohar Cantonment (Abohar, Punjab)
2. Varanasi Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
3. Akhnoor Cantonment (Akhnoor, Jammu and Kashmir)
4. Baddowal Cantonment (Ludhiana, Punjab)
5. Bangalore Cantonment (Bangalore, Karnataka)
6. Bikaner Cantonment (Bikaner, Rajasthan)
7. Bhatinda Cantonment (Bhatinda, Punjab)
8. Bhuj Cantonment (Bhuj, Gujarat)
9. Bhopal Cantonment (Madhya Pradesh)
10. Chandimandir Cantonment (Chandigarh)
11. Faridkot Cantonment (Faridkot, Punjab)
12. Fazilka Cantonment (Fazilka, Punjab)
13. Gandhinagar Cantonment (Gandhinagar, Gujarat)
14. Gopalpur Cantonment (Brahmapur, Orissa)
15. Narengi Cantonment (Guwahati, Assam)
16. Hisar Cantt (Hisar, Haryana)
17. Itarana Cantonment (Alwar, Rajasthan)
18. Jaipur Cantonment (Jaipur, Rajasthan)
19. Jaisalmer Cantonment (Jaisalmer, Rajasthan)
20. Jodhpur Cantonment (Rajasthan)
21. Bharatpur Cantonment (Rajasthan))
22. Joshimath Cantonment (Joshimath, Uttarakhand)
23. Kapurthala Cantonment (Kapurthala, Punjab)
24. Khasa Cantonment (Amritsar, Punjab)
25. Ludhiana Cantonment (Punjab)
26. Mamun Cantonment (Pathankot, Punjab)
27. Missamari Cantonment (Missamari, Assam)
28. Nagrota Cantonment (Nagrota, Jammu & Kashmir)
29. Pathankot Cantonment (Pathankot, Punjab)
30. Patiala Cantonment (Punjab)
31. Pithoragarh Cantonment (Pithoragarh , Uttarakhand)
32. Dipatoli Cantonment (Ranchi, Jharkhand)
33. Shahjahanpur Cantonment (Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh)
34. Solmara Cantonment (Tezpur, Assam)
35. Sri Ganganagar Cantonment (Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan)
36. Suratgarh Cantonment (Suratgarh, Rajasthan)
37. Thiruvananthapuram Cantonment (Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala)
38. Tibri Cantonment (Hoshiarpur, Punjab)
39. Udhampur Cantonment (Udhampur, Jammu & Kashmir)
40. Vadodra Cantonment (Vadodra, Gujarat)

Ghana

• Cantonments, Accra

Nigeria

Cantonments in Nigeria refer to permanent military installations which house active personnel and their families. Cantonments in Nigeria include:

• Airforce Cantonment, Ikeja, Lagos
• Armed forces resettlement centre, Oshodi, Lagos
• Army Ordnance Cantonment, (also known as Abalti Barracks), Yaba, Lagos
• Arn Cantonment, Yaba, Lagos
• Badagry Cantonment, Badagry, Lagos
• Dodan Cantonment, Ikoyi, Lagos
• Ikeja Cantonment, Ikeja, Lagos
• Marda Cantonment, Yaba, Lagos
• Navy Town, Ojo, Lagos
• Ojo Cantonment (also known as Palm Barracks), Ojo, Lagos,
• Bonny Camp, Victoria Island

 Pakistan

Main article: Cantonment (Pakistan)

[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantonment_(Pakistan) ]

• Abbottabad Cantonment
• Attock Cantonment
• Allama Iqbal Cantonment
• Bannu Cantonment
• Bhawalpur Cantonment
• Chaklala Cantonment
• Clifton Cantonment, Karachi
• Dera Ismail Khan Cantonment
• Faisal Cantonment, Karachi
• Faisalabad Cantonment
• Gujranwala Cantonment
• Hyderabad Cantonment
• Jhelum Cantonment
• Kamra Cantonment
• Karachi Cantonment
• Kharian Cantonment
• Khuzdar Cantonment^[7]
• Korangi Creek Cantonment, Karachi
• Lahore Cantonment^[5]
• Walton Cantonment: Created out of the southern parts of the original Lahore Cantt., Walton, Lahore^[5]
• Loralai Cantonment
• Malir Cantonment, Karachi
• Mangla Cantonment
• Manora Cantonment, Karachi
• Mardan Cantonment
• Multan Cantonment
• Murree Cantonment
• Nowshera Cantonment
• Okara Cantonment
• Ormara Cantonment
• Pano Aqil Cantonment
• Peshawar Cantonment^[8]
• Quetta Cantonment
• Rawalpindi Cantonment
• Sanjwal Cantonment
• Sargodha Cantonment
• Shorkot Cantonment (PAF Rafiqui)
• Sialkot Cantonment
• Taxila Cantonment
• Wah Cantonment
• Zhob Cantonment

Singapore

In Singapore, the term is used to denote a police cantonment.^[9] 

Sri Lanka

• Panagoda Cantonment

United States

The United States military commonly uses the term "cantonment" to describe the permanent facilities at U.S. Army training bases as opposed to the field training areas. Cantonment areas often include housing (such as barracks and maid-service quarters), dining facilities, training classrooms, exchanges, and paved air fields.^[10]

  See Also

• Cantonments (Pakistan)
• Kaserne

References

1. ^ Jump up to:^a b "cantonment". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House.
2. ^ "canton". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House.
3. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition Waterloo Campaign
4. ^ "Project Dantak: Builds friendship & goodwill between India & Bhutan". www.aviation-defence-universe.com. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
5. ^ Jump up to:^a b c Sheikh, M. O. Lahore Cantonment https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/momers_termpapers/ss153LahoreCantonment.htm&date=2009-10-26+02:56:58
6. ^ Jump up to:^a b "Directorate General Defence Estates Main menu". Directorate General Defence Estates. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
7. ^ "Military: Khuzdar Cantonment" Global Security
8. ^ "Sarhad Conservation Network® Reports: Book on Peshawar Cantonment Launched". 27 October 2009. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009.
9. ^ "Singapore Police Force". Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
10. ^ "Marseilles Training Center". www.il.ngb.army.mil. Retrieved 7 April 2018.

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