cantonment town
C20637
concept
A cantonment town is a settlement primarily established and organized to house military personnel and facilities, often featuring specialized infrastructure and administration distinct from civilian municipalities.
Observed surface forms (9)
- closed town ×5
- garrison town ×5
- military garrison town ×2
- military town ×2
- Indian Army garrison town ×1
- cantonment area ×1
- military cantonment system ×1
- military housing area ×1
- military locality ×1
Instances (29)
- Karachi Cantonments via concept surface "cantonment area"
- Mhow
- Loralai Cantonment via concept surface "garrison town"
- Dragsvik via concept surface "military locality"
- Episkopi Cantonment via concept surface "military garrison town"
- Umballa, British India
- Znamensk via concept surface "closed town"
- Ranikhet
- Landour
- Danapur
- Danapur Cantonment via concept surface "military town"
- Gadzhiyevo via concept surface "closed town"
- Mirny, Arkhangelsk Oblast via concept surface "closed town"
- Wellington, Tamil Nadu
-
residential town of Tsiolkovsky
via concept surface "closed town"
surface form: Tsiolkovsky
- Ambala Cantonment
- Army Cantonment at Sagar (Saugor) via concept surface "Indian Army garrison town"
- Verbotene Stadt via concept surface "garrison town"
- Chandimandir
- Dr. Ambedkar Nagar
- Lesnoy via concept surface "closed town"
- Star City, Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union via concept surface "military town"
- Aliamanu Military Reservation via concept surface "military housing area"
- Mangla Cantonment via concept surface "military garrison town"
- Indian Army cantonment system via concept surface "military cantonment system"
- Umballa Cantonment via concept surface "garrison town"
- Deolali
- Nowshera Cantonment via concept surface "garrison town"
- Wah Cantonment via concept surface "garrison town"