GREEK CENOTAPH

Greeks were the last among European merchants to come to . They came to Bangladesh around the 18th century. They constructed a memorial in Dhaka.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …is also known as “Greek Memorial, Dhaka”
  • …stands 4 metres (13 feet) tall
  • Description: monument in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dhaka University and Suhrawardy Udyan.
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, also sometimes unofficially and…
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is a national memorial and public space located in , Bangladesh. is situated 230 metres northeast of GREEK CENOTAPH.
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The Dhaka University Library is the central library… is situated 290 metres northwest of GREEK CENOTAPH.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Dhaka and Paltan.
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Central includes Motijheel, the centre…
is a thana of , the capital of .
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is a term used to refer to the historic old city of , the capital of Bangladesh.

GREEK CENOTAPH

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Latitude
23.73175° or 23° 43′ 54″ north
Longitude
90.39646° or 90° 23′ 47″ east
Open location code
7MMGP9JW+PH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 932286147
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q5601799

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Greek—“GREEK CENOTAPH” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Përmendorja greke në Dhaka”
  • Bengali: “গ্রিক স্মৃতিসৌধ, ঢাকা”
  • Bengali: “গ্রীক স্মৃতিসৌধ, ঢাকা”
  • German: “Greek Memorial, Dhaka”
  • German: “Greek Memorial”
  • Greek: “Ελληνικό Μνημείο (Ντάκα)”
  • Greek: “Ελληνικό Μνημείο”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include TSC Ground and Teacher Student Center.

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