Cantonment
A cantonment is a military or police quarters.
The word cantonment, derived from the French word :fr:canton|canton, meaning corner or district, 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.
In India and other parts of South Asia a cantonment refers to a permanent military station. In United States military parlance, a cantonment is, essentially, "a permanent residential section of a fort or other military installation," such as Fort Hood.
List of permanent cantonments
Afghanistan
The former Sherpur Cantonment in Kabul, Afghanistan, which was the site of the Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, 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 the Bangladeshi 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
- 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
Bhutan
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.British India
Several cities among the Indian subcontinent, such as Ahmedabad, Ambala, Belgaum, Bangalore, Danapur, Jabalpur, Kanpur, Bathinda, Delhi, Meerut, Pune, Peshawar, Ramgarh, Rawalpindi, Sialkot, 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. 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.Ghana
- Cantonments, Accra
Nigeria
- Airforce Cantonment, Ikeja, Lagos
- Armed forces resettlement centre, Oshodi, Lagos
- Army Ordnance Cantonment,, 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, Ojo, Lagos,
- Bonny Camp, Victoria Island
Pakistan
- Abbottabad Cantonment
- Attock 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
- Korangi Creek Cantonment, Karachi
- Lahore Cantonment
- Walton Cantonment: Created out of the southern parts of the original Lahore Cantt., Walton, Lahore
- 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
- Quetta Cantonment
- Rawalpindi Cantonment
- Sanjwal Cantonment
- Sargodha Cantonment
- Shorkot Cantonment
- Sialkot Cantonment
- Taxila Cantonment
- Wah Cantonment
- Zhob Cantonment
Singapore
Sri Lanka
- Panagoda Cantonment
United States
India
There are sixty-two "notified cantonments" in India, occupying an area of 1,057,000 acres: twenty-five in Central Command, nineteen in Southern Command, thirteen in Western Command, four in Eastern Command, and one in Northern Command. In addition 15,096,000 acres are in use for military garrisons, offices, and training areas. Major cantonments and garrisons include the following:Notified Cantonments
- Agra Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
- Ahmedabad Cantonment, Gujarat, Southern Command
- Ahmednagar Cantonment, Maharashtra, Southern Command
- Varanasi Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
- Ajmer Cantonment, Rajasthan, Southern Command
- Allahabad Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
- Almora Cantonment, Uttarakhand, Central Command
- Ambala Cantonment, Haryana, Western Command
- Amritsar Cantonment, Punjab, Western Command
- Aurangabad Cantonment, Maharashtra, Southern Command
- Babina Cantonment, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, Southern Command
- Badamibagh Cantonment, Jammu and Kashmir, Northern Command
- Bakloh Cantonment, Chamba District, Himachal Pradesh, Western Command
- Bareilly Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
- Barrackpore, West Bengal, Eastern Command
- Belgaum Cantonment, Karnataka, Southern Command
- Cannanore Cantonment, Kerala, Southern Command
- Chakrata Cantonment, Uttarakhand, Central Command
- Clement Town Cantonment, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Central Command
- Dagshai Cantonment, Himachal Pradesh, Western Command
- Dalhousie Cantonment, Himachal Pradesh, Western Command
- Danapur Cantonment, Bihar, Central Command
- Dehradun Cantonment, Uttarakhand, Central Command
- Yol Cantonment, Himachal Pradesh, Western Command
- Dehu Road Cantonment, Maharashtra, Southern Command
- Delhi Cantonment, Delhi, Western Command
- Deolali Cantonment, Maharashtra, Southern Command
- Dum Dum Cantonment, West Bengal, Eastern Command
- Faizabad Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
- Faizabad New Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
- Fatehgarh Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
- Ferozepur Cantonment, Punjab, Western Command
- Gopalpur Cantonment, Odisha, Central Command
- Jabalpur Cantonment, Madhya Pradesh, Central Command
- Jalandhar Cantonment, Punjab, Western Command
- Jalapahar, Darjeeling, West Bengal, Eastern Command
- Jammu Cantonment, Jammu and Kashmir, Western Command
- Jhansi Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Southern Command
- Jutogh Cantonment, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, Western Command
- Kamptee Cantonment, Maharashtra, Southern Command
- Kanpur Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
- Kasauli Cantonment, Himachal Pradesh, Western Command
- Khas Yol Cantonment, Kangara, Himachal Pradesh, Western Command
- Kirkee Cantonment, Maharashtra, Southern Command
- Landour Cantonment, Uttarakhand, Central Command
- Lansdowne Cantonment, Uttarakhand, Central Command
- Lebong, Darjeeling, West Bengal, Eastern Command
- Lucknow Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
- Mathura Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
- Meerut Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
- Mhow Cantonment, Madhya Pradesh, Central Command
- Morar Cantonment, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, Southern Command
- Nainital Cantonment, Uttarakhand, Central Command
- Nasirabad Cantonment, Rajasthan, Southern Command
- Pachmarhi Cantonment, Madhya Pradesh, Central Command
- Pune Cantonment, Maharashtra, Southern Command
- Ramgarh Cantonment, Jharkhand, Central Command
- Ranikhet Cantonment, Uttarakhand, Central Command
- Roorkee Cantonment, Uttarakhand, Central Command
- Saugor Cantonment, Madhya Pradesh, Southern Command
- Secunderabad Cantonment, Telangana, Southern Command
- Shahajahanpur Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
- Shillong Cantonment, Meghalaya, Eastern Command
- St. Thomas Mount Cantonment, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Southern Command
- Subathu Cantonment, Shimla Hills, Himachal Pradesh, Western Command
- Wellington Cantonment, Tamil Nadu, Southern Command
Unlisted Military Cantonments
- Abohar Cantonment
- Varanasi Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, Central Command
- Akhnoor Cantonment
- Baddowal Cantonment
- Bangalore Cantonment
- Bikaner Cantonment
- Bhatinda Cantonment
- Bhuj Cantonment
- Bhopal Cantonment
- Chandimandir Cantonment
- Faridkot Cantonment
- Fazilka Cantonment
- Gandhinagar Cantonment
- Gopalpur Cantonment
- Narengi Cantonment
- Hisar Cantt
- Itarana Cantonment
- Jaipur Cantonment
- Jaisalmer Cantonment
- Jodhpur Cantonment
- Joshimath Cantonment
- Kapurthala Cantonment
- Khasa Cantonment
- Ludhiana Cantonment
- Mamun Cantonment
- Missamari Cantonment
- Nagrota Cantonment
- Pathankot Cantonment
- Patiala Cantonment
- Pithoragarh Cantonment
- Dipatoli Cantonment
- Shahjahanpur Cantonment
- Solmara Cantonment
- Sri Ganganagar Cantonment
- Suratgarh Cantonment
- Thiruvananthapuram Cantonment
- Tibri Cantonment
- Udhampur Cantonment
- Vadodra Cantonment