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.
Wikipedia
  • Suburb with about 184,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (60 feet)
  • Description: thana in Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Also known as
    “Paltan Thana”
    “Paltan, Dhaka, Bangladesh”
    “পল্টন”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Baitul Mukarram National Mosque and National Stadium, Dhaka.
আহসান হাবীব, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baitul Mukarram, officially , is the national mosque of Bangladesh.
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is a multipurpose sports arena and the national stadium of .
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, Dhaka, also known as NDC…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Dhaka and Old Dhaka.
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Central includes Motijheel, the centre…
Shmunmun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a term used to refer to the historic old city of , the capital of Bangladesh.
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, formerly Dacca, is the capital and largest city of .

Paltan

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Latitude
23.7318° or 23° 43′ 54″ north
Longitude
90.4114° or 90° 24′ 41″ east
Open location code
7MMGPCJ6+PH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3396195793
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
9827976
Wiki­data ID
Q7128762

Satellite Map

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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”
  • Russian: “Палтан”
  • Swedish: “Paltan”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC) and Madani Graphics.

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