Hatirjheel Lake

Hatirjheel Lake is a lake in , , . Hatirjheel Lake is situated near the quarter , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

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

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 worshippers.

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.

Monument
Photo: Kazal1968, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban is the Parliament house of Bangladesh, located at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in . Initially designed for the Parliament of Pakistan by architect Louis Kahn, the complex is one of the largest legislative complexes in the world, covering 840,000 m2.

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. Located on the banks of the , it was one of the largest and most prosperous cities of the , and the center of the worldwide muslin trade.

Photo: ASaber91, CC BY 2.0.
North is a district that can be further divided into Gulshan-Banani, an upper-class district which hosts the diplomatic zone as well as several ritzy hotels and five star restaurants, and Mirpur, an industrial area housing the city zoo, national stadium and botanical gardens.

Hatirjheel Lake

Latitude
23.7524° or 23° 45′ 9″ north
Longitude
90.4° or 90° 24′ east
Open location code
7MMGQC22+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 223058901
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
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Places to explore: New Eskaton and Kawran Bazar.

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Highlights: Hatirjheel Mor Bus stop and Sheikh Dilu Bepari Wakf Estate Jame Mosque.

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