Buriganga River
Buriganga is a river in Bangladesh which flows past Dhaka. It stretches 29 km, passing through south and west of the capital. The river was the driving factor for Mughals to choose this city as the capital of Bengal Province.- Stream
- …is also known as “Burhi Ganga River”
- Description: river in Bangladesh
Places of Interest Nearby
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Narayanganj and Bangla Bazar.
Narayanganj
Narayanganj is the seat of Narayanganj District, and…
Bangla Bazar
Suburb
Bangla Bazar is the oldest neighbourhood of Dhaka, which existed before Mughal Period.
9 km northwest of Buriganga River
Buriganga River
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Latitude
23.63035° or 23° 37′ 49″ north
Longitude
90.45405° or 90° 27′ 15″ east
Open location code
7MMGJFJ3+4J
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Buriganga River” goes by many names.
نهر بوري كنكاArabic
نهر بوريجانجاArabic
Ríu BurigangaAsturian
Buriqanqa çayıAzerbaijani
বুড়িগঙ্গাBengali
বুড়িগঙ্গা নদীBengali
BurigangaCatalan
Vell GangesCatalan
Buriganga RiverCebuano
Salog BurigangaCentral Bikol
布里甘加河Chinese
БуригангаChuvash
Buriganga RiverDutch
نهر بوريچانچاEgyptian Arabic
BurigangaEsperanto
ბურიგანგაGeorgian
बुड़िगंगा नदीHindi
बुरीगंगा नदीHindi
Sungai BurigangaIndonesian
BurigangaItalian
ブリゴンガ川Japanese
ബുരിഗംഗ നദിMalayalam
बुडिगंगा नदीMarathi
बुरिगंगा नदीMarathi
رود بوریگانگاPersian
БуригангаRussian
بوریقانقا چاییSouth Azerbaijani
Buriganga RiverSwedish
BurigangaflodenSwedish
Darjoi BurigangaTajik
БуригангаTajik
Дарёи БуригангаTajik
БуригангаUkrainian
بوڑھی گنگاUrdu
Afon BurigangaWelsh
بڈھی گنگاWestern Panjabi
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