Balaka
Balaka is a monument in Ward - 32, DCC (Kotwali), Dhaka Division. Balaka is situated nearby to Janata Bank Bhaban, as well as near the government office Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Stadium, Dhaka and Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.
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. National Stadium, Dhaka is situated 340 metres west of Balaka.
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. Baitul Mukarram National Mosque is situated 460 metres west of Balaka.
Bangladesh Shilpa Bank Bhaban
Government office
Bangladesh Shilpa Bank Bhaban is a tall high-rise located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is located in Motijheel, the central business district of the metropolis. Bangladesh Shilpa Bank Bhaban is situated 210 metres west of Balaka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Motijheel and Paltan.
Motijheel
Suburb
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.
Paltan
Suburb
Paltan is a thana of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. 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.
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.
Balaka
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Ward - 32, DCC (Kotwali), Dhaka District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
23.72807° or 23° 43′ 41″ northLongitude
90.41688° or 90° 25′ 1″ eastOpen location code
7MMGPCH8+6QOpenStreetMap ID
node 387806439OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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