A cantonment is a temporary or semi-permanent military quarters, typically in South India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Many cities in India, Pakistan and South Asia, such as Rawalpindi and Bangalore, contained large cantonments of the former colonial British army. A map of South India, its rivers, regions and water bodies. ... Composite satellite image of the Indian subcontinent Map of South Asia. ... Rawalpindi is a city near Islamabad, Pakistan. ... Bangalore (ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು in Kannada) is the capital and largest city of the state of Karnataka in India. ... Army (from French armée) can, in some countries, refer to any armed force (for example, the Peoples Liberation Army of China consists of ground force, navy and air force branches). ...