Azimpur
Azimpur is an old region in the old part of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. The region is named after 7th Mughal Emperor Azam Shah who was the youngest son and successor of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb with 96,600 residents
- Description: town in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
- Also known as: “Azimpur, Dhaka” and “Azimpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Baitul Mukarram National Mosque and National Stadium, Dhaka.
Baitul Mukarram National Mosque
Mosque
Photo: আহসান হাবীব, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baitul Mukarram, officially Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, is the national mosque of Bangladesh. It is located at the center of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The mosque was completed in 1968. It has a capacity of more than 42,000 worshipers.
National Stadium, Dhaka
Stadium
Photo: Pinu Rahman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
National Stadium, Dhaka is a multipurpose sports arena and the national stadium of Bangladesh. Located in the Motijheel area of Dhaka, it is predominantly used for football matches and serves as the home venue for the Bangladesh national football team.
Khan Mohammad Mridha Mosque
Archaeological site
The Khan Mohammad Mridha Mosque is a historical mosque near Lalbagh Fort in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dhaka and Central Dhaka.
Dhaka
Photo: Kroisenbrunner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dhaka is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. It is the largest city by population in the historical region of Bengal and a major city in South Asia.
Central Dhaka
Central Dhaka includes Motijheel, the centre of finance and business, the University of Dhaka, a historic area with a number of museums, and Tejgaon-Dhanmondi, home to large shopping malls, markets and a variety of eateries.
Old Dhaka
Photo: Shmunmun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Dhaka is a term used to refer to the historic old city of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It was founded in 1608 as Jahangirabad or Jahangirnagar, the capital of Mughal Province of Bengal and named after the Mughal emperor Jahangir.
Azimpur
- Categories: geographic location, city district, and locality
- Location: Ward - 62, DCC (Kotwali), Dhaka District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
23.7253° or 23° 43′ 31″ northLongitude
90.3835° or 90° 23′ 1″ eastPopulation
96,600Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
7MMGP9GM+49OpenStreetMap ID
node 9031543667OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
7701354Wikidata ID
Q4832613
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Azimpur” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عظيم بور”
- Bengali: “আজিমপুর, ঢাকা”
- Bengali: “আজিমপুর”
- Cebuano: “Azimpur”
- Hindi: “आज़िमपुर”
- Kazakh: “Азимпур”
- Russian: “Азимпур”
- Swedish: “Azimpur”
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