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Dum Dum is a city and a municipality in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). The Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, also known as Kolkata Airport, is situated at Dum Dum. [5] Etymology.
Dum Dum, the industrial suburbs of Kolkata (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.
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St Stephen (Anglican). This church is now the location of St Stephen's School.St Patrick's Church (Roman Catholic). Built in 1823, partly with the help of Irish Fusiliers, partly by contribution from Kolkata Catholics led by Mr. Joseph Baretto; initially intended for Irish s...The Bengal Artillery were at Dum Dum from 1775 and an ammunition factory was established in 1846. Bandopadhyay's History of Gun and Shell Factory, Cossipore: Two Hundred Years of Ordnance Factories Production in India explains that the small arms cartridges known as 'Dum Dum' bullets were made at the Dum Dum factory and that the pre-Indian Mutiny t...
Dum Dum feveris the disease visceral Leishmaniasis, also known as Kala-azar, or Black fever, spread by sandflies, which has many features in common with chronic malaria, and at one time was prevalent at Dum Dum. The disease was subsequently named after William Leishman, a doctor in the Royal Army Medical Corps who published his findings in 1903, ba...
There was an RAF Base at Dum Dum during WW2. It is now an Indian Air Force Station in Western Air Command and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, which serves nearby Kolkata
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The Dum Dum Arsenal was a British military facility located near the town of Dum Dum in modern West Bengal, India. [1]
Dum Dum is mostly known to people outside Greater Kolkata for its airport.However, Dum Dum is a significant part of the military history of India. The British Raj had a major arsenal at Dum Dum which manufactured, among other things, expanding bullets which are still sometimes called "dum-dum bullets".
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Dum Dum is a northern suburb of Kolkata and an important transport hub of the city. It is home to Kolkata's only international airport. Dum Dum is also an important food and leisure hub in West Bengal, having a lot of international fast-food chains and shopping malls. Map. Directions. Satellite. Photo Map. dumdummunicipality.co.in. Wikivoyage.
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Expanding bullets, also known colloquially as dumdum bullets, are projectiles designed to expand on impact. This causes the bullet to increase in diameter, to combat over-penetration and produce a larger wound, thus dealing more damage to a living target.
