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{{Locations_Infobox|presidency=[[Bengal]]|image=|coordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=23.709923,90.407142&z=10&t=h&hl=en 23.709923°N 73.330059°E] |altitude= 4 m (13.12 ft)|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacca Dhaka]|stateprovince=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka_District Dhaka District]|country=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh Bangladesh]}}{{Places of Interest|title=Dacca|name=Dacca |link=xxxxx}} '''Dacca''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_108.gif Dacca District] in the division of the same name in Bengal Province during the British period. It was part of Eastern Bengal and Assam Province during the temporary [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1905) Partition of Bengal] in 1905. It is now the capital of the independent state of [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bg.html Bangladesh]. == Spelling Variants ==Modern name : Dhaka<br>Variants: Dacca<br> == Cemeteries ==*[[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia|BACSA (British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia)]] cemetery publications is:''Bangladesh Burials : Monumental Inscriptions in Dhaka and other Cemeteries'' by Susan Farrington, 2012, 205pp:The third volume of the author’s trilogy on European graves in Bangladesh, with numerous illustrations, cemetery plans and 2 maps :See [http://indian-cemeteries.org/bacsa/html/bacsa_books.html BACSA Books].  :[[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia|BACSA]] have put the indexes to these cemetery books online and these indexes are free to browse. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service
==External links==
*[http://enwww.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2277738 Details] of the book ''Armenian Graves, Inscriptions and Memorials in India: Dacca 1722-1977'' by Liz Chater 2011<br>*[http://www.wikipediachurchofbangladesh.org/wikiindex.php/Dacca about/foundation Church of Bangladesh] has its headquarters in Dhaka*[http://www.dhakatribune.com/magazine/weekend/2014/dec/20 "The Christian Community"] by Reema Islam. Christianity in Bangladesh .Select page 6. ''The Weekend Tribune: The Dhaka Tribune'' Volume 2, Issue 31, December 19, 2014*[http://www.academia.edu/5121053/Glimpses_of_the_Greek_Community_from_the_Dhaka_University_Gravestones "Glimpses of the Greek Community from the DhakaUniversity Gravestones"] Wikipedia by Helen AbadzI academia.edu.  ====Historical books online====*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_112I34_V11_122.gif Dacca City] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India Volume 11'', page 106.*[http://zymaislam19dsal.wordpressuchicago.comedu/reference/gazetteer/ Narinda Christian Cemetery, pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_112.gif DaccaDistrict]''Imperial Gazetteer of India Volume 11'', contains many photographs. Blog called Revisiting the Past – Zyma Islam. Scroll down to the oldest blog which is at the bottom of the page106.*This India List [httphttps://archiverarchive.rootsweb.ancestry.comorg/thdetails/readromanceofeastern00brad/INDIApage/2010n9 ''The Romance of an Eastern Capital''] by F B Bradley-10/1285980879 post] details some BACSA records for DaccaBirt, Indian Civil Service 1906 Archive.org.*Also available [httphttps://www.blurbwdl.comorg/bookstoreen/detailitem/2277738 Details2385 World Digital Library] Library of the book ''Armenian Graves, Inscriptions and Memorials in IndiaCongress with different coloured images. Click on image to read online.    [[Category: Dacca 1722-1977'' by Liz Chater 2011Locations]]
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