Sabathu

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Sabathu

(Subdthu). Hill cantonment in Simla District, Punjab, situated in 30 59' N. and 77 o' E., on a table-land at the extiemity of the Simla range, overlooking the Ghambar rrvei. It lies above the old load from Kalka to Simla, 9 miles from Kasauli and 23 from Simla station. Sabathu has been held as a mihtaiy post since the close of the Gurkha War in 1816, and a detachment of a British infantr} legiment is usually stationed here There is a small fort above the paiade-ground, formerly of mihtaiy importance, now used as a store- room. The American Presbyterian Mission maintains a school, and an asylum for lepers is supported by voluntary contributions Elevation above sea-level, 4,500 feet Population (1901), 2,177