St Thomas Church
St Thomas Church is a church in Ward - 78, DCC (Kotwali), Dhaka Division. St Thomas Church is situated nearby to National Hospital, as well as near the courthouse Sessions Judge Court.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Thomas Church and Pogose School.
St Thomas Church
Church
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St. Thomas Cathedral Church is a cathedral belonging to the Diocese of Dhaka of the Church of Bangladesh, which is a United Protestant denomination that formed as a result of a merger between the Anglican and Presbyterian churches in the region.
Pogose School
School
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Pogose Laboratory School and College, IER, Jagannath University was established in Dhaka on June 12, 1848, as the first private school of the country by Armenian merchant Nicholas Pogose, who was an ex-student of Dhaka Collegiate School. Pogose School is situated 220 metres southwest of St Thomas Church.
Binat Bibi Mosque
Mosque
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Binat Bibi Mosque is the earliest surviving mosque in Dhaka, built in 1454 by Bakht Binat, the daughter of Marhamat. It was built during the rule of the Sultan of Bengal, Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah. Binat Bibi Mosque is situated 610 metres east of St Thomas Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shakhari Bazar and Bangla Bazar.
Shakhari Bazar
Quarter
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Shankhari Bazaar is one of the oldest areas in Bangladesh's Old Dhaka, broadly known as Shankhari Potti. It stretches along a narrow lane, lined with richly decorated brick buildings, built during the late Mughal or Colonial period.
Bangla Bazar
Suburb
Bangla Bazar is the oldest neighbourhood of Dhaka, which existed before Mughal Period. Currently, the largest publication and book market of Dhaka is located in the area.
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. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, it was one of the largest and most prosperous cities of the Indian subcontinent, and the center of the worldwide muslin trade.
St Thomas Church
- Type: Church
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Ward - 78, DCC (Kotwali), Dhaka District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
23.71019° or 23° 42′ 37″ northLongitude
90.41224° or 90° 24′ 44″ eastOpen location code
7MMGPC66+3VOpenStreetMap ID
node 4668098173OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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