Dhaka District
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Dhakeshwari National Temple

Dhakeshwari National Temple is a in , . It is state-owned, giving it the distinction of being Bangladesh's 'National Temple'.
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  • Type: Hindu temple
  • Description: Hindu temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Also known as: “Dhakeshwari Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Khan Mohammad Mridha Mosque and Shaheed Minar.

Archaeological site
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The is a historical near Lalbagh Fort in , . is situated 650 metres west of Dhakeshwari National Temple.

Monument
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The is a national monument in , , established to commemorate those killed during the Bengali Language Movement demonstrations of 1952 in then East Pakistan. is situated 510 metres east of Dhakeshwari National Temple.

Mosque
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The Chawkbazar Shahi Mosque also known as Chawk Mosque is a located in the Chowk Bazaar area in the of , . is situated 1 km southeast of Dhakeshwari National Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Dhaka and Central Dhaka.

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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.

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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.

Quarter
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Shankhari Bazaar is one of the oldest areas in Bangladesh's , 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.

Dhakeshwari National Temple

Latitude
23.72296° or 23° 43′ 23″ north
Longitude
90.39002° or 90° 23′ 24″ east
Open location code
7MMGP9FR+52
Open­Street­Map ID
way 435104024
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q1207526
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Turkish—“Dhakeshwari National Temple” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Tempulli Dhakeshvari”
  • Albanian: “Tempulli Kombëtar Dhakeshvara”
  • Albanian: “Tempulli Shtetëror Dhakeshvari”
  • Assamese: “ঢাকেশ্বৰী জাতীয় মন্দিৰ”
  • Bengali: “ঢাকেশ্বরী মন্দির”
  • Dutch: “Dhakeshwari-tempel”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد دكيشوارى”
  • French: “temple de Dhakeshwari”
  • French: “Temple de Dhakeshwari”
  • German: “Dhakeshwari-Tempel”
  • Hindi: “ढाकेश्वरी मन्दिर”
  • Japanese: “ダケーシュワリー寺院”
  • Japanese: “ドケッショリ寺院”
  • Polish: “Dakeshwari”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Dhakeśwari w Dhace”
  • Russian: “Дакешвари”
  • Santali: “ᱰᱷᱟᱠᱮᱥᱚᱨᱤ ᱢᱚᱱᱚᱫᱤᱨ”
  • Tamil: “தாகேஸ்வரி தேசிய கோயில்”
  • Telugu: “ఢాకేశ్వరి దేవాలయం”
  • Turkish: “Dhakeshwari Tapınağı”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dhakeshwari pukur and Balur Math.

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