Dum Dum

Dum Dum

India
      the industrial suburbs of Kolkata (Calcutta) (Calcutta), southeastern West Bengal state, northeastern India. The name was derived from the Persian word damdama, which refers to a raised mound or a battery. The three cities that bear the name are Dum Dum, North Dum Dum, and South Dum Dum. All three are part of the Kolkata urban agglomeration. North Dum Dum still contains large rural enclaves. South Dum Dum constitutes the northern fringe of Greater Kolkata.

      The best-known of the three cities is Dum Dum, founded in 1783. It was the headquarters of the Bengal artillery until 1853 and has an ammunition factory in which the dumdum, an expanding bullet, was first made. Jute mills, a tannery, iron- and steel-rolling works, and glass, match, and soap factories, as well as several large engineering concerns, are located in Dum Dum. The city has several hospitals and a college affiliated with the University of Calcutta. It is the site of Kolkata's international airport. Dum Dum was enlarged by the amalgamation of Kadihati municipality in 1883. Pop. (2001) 101,296.

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