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Today, Chittagong is [[Bangladesh|Bangladesh's]] second largest city and main seaport. | Today, Chittagong is [[Bangladesh|Bangladesh's]] second largest city and main seaport. | ||
==Cemeteries== | |||
*[[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia|BACSA (British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia)]] cemetery publications is | |||
:''Chittagong: Christian Cemeteries'' by Susan Farrington and John Radford, 1999, 136pp. MIs and Burial Registers. 70 illustrations, plans. | |||
:See [http://www.bacsa.org.uk/?page_id=2334 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== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V10_323.gif | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V10_323.gif Chittagong Town] Imperial Gazetteer | ||
*Images: Chittagong Airfield WW2: [http://www.rafcommands.com/galleries/SEAC/Air-Routes-India-229-Group---Transport-Command/ChittagongFront Map] and [http://www.rafcommands.com/galleries/SEAC/Air-Routes-India-229-Group---Transport-Command/ChittagongBack Details] from a publication ''Air Route Information India'' published by 229 Group Transport Command [http://www.rafcommands.com/galleries/SEAC/Air-Routes-India-229-Group---Transport-Command/229GroupAirRoutesCover Front Cover image] "Royal Air Force Commands" | *Images: Chittagong Airfield WW2: [http://www.rafcommands.com/galleries/SEAC/Air-Routes-India-229-Group---Transport-Command/ChittagongFront Map] and [http://www.rafcommands.com/galleries/SEAC/Air-Routes-India-229-Group---Transport-Command/ChittagongBack Details] from a publication ''Air Route Information India'' published by 229 Group Transport Command [http://www.rafcommands.com/galleries/SEAC/Air-Routes-India-229-Group---Transport-Command/229GroupAirRoutesCover Front Cover image] "Royal Air Force Commands" | ||
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[[Category: Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | [[Category: Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:35, 28 July 2019
| Chittagong | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 22.366667°N, 91.8°E |
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| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Chittagong |
| State/Province: | Chittagong Division |
| Country: | Bangladesh |
| Transport links | |
| Assam-Bengal Railway Bengal and Assam Railway | |
| FibiWiki Maps | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
| [xxxxx Chittagong] |
Chittagong was the headquarters of a division and district of the same name during the British period. It was developed as a port in conjunction with the construction of the Assam-Bengal Railway which established its headquarters there.
Today, Chittagong is Bangladesh's second largest city and main seaport.
Cemeteries
- BACSA (British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia) cemetery publications is
- Chittagong: Christian Cemeteries by Susan Farrington and John Radford, 1999, 136pp. MIs and Burial Registers. 70 illustrations, plans.
- See BACSA Books.
- 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
- Chittagong Town Imperial Gazetteer
- Images: Chittagong Airfield WW2: Map and Details from a publication Air Route Information India published by 229 Group Transport Command Front Cover image "Royal Air Force Commands"
