Dhaka District
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Paltan

Paltan is a thana of , the capital of . It is often said to be the center of Dhaka, dividing "Old Dhaka" and "New Dhaka". Paltan was made a thana in 2005 by then Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia.
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  • Type: Suburb with 184,000 residents
  • Description: thana in Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Also known as: “Paltan Thana” and “Paltan, Dhaka, Bangladesh”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Stadium, Dhaka and Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.

Stadium
Photo: Pinu Rahman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a multipurpose sports arena and the national stadium of . Located in the area of , it is predominantly used for football matches and serves as the home venue for the Bangladesh national football team.

Mosque
Photo: আহসান হাবীব, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baitul Mukarram, officially , is the national mosque of Bangladesh. It is located at the center of , the capital of . The mosque was completed in 1968. It has a capacity of more than 42,000 worshipers.

Castle
Photo: ASaber91, CC BY 2.0.
The is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of Bangladesh, located on Road, and short road connecting Dilkusha Avenue, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Dhaka and Old Dhaka.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
Central 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.

Photo: Shmunmun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a term used to refer to the historic old city of , 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.

Photo: Kroisenbrunner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the capital and largest city of . It is the largest city by population in the historical region of and a major city in .

Paltan

Latitude
23.7313° or 23° 43′ 53″ north
Longitude
90.4121° or 90° 24′ 44″ east
Population
184,000
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
7MMGPCJ6+GR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3396195793
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
9827976
Wiki­data ID
Q7128762
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Swedish—“Paltan” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “পল্টন থানা”
  • Cebuano: “Paltan”
  • Dutch: “Paltan”
  • French: “Paltan”
  • Hindi: “पल्टन”
  • Japanese: “パルタン”
  • Swedish: “Paltan”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Paltan”. Photo: Sourav Das, CC BY 2.0.