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− | Modern name Dhaka | + | {{Locations_Infobox |
+ | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
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+ | |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] | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | '''Dacca''' was a city in the Bengal Presidency until [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1905) the 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 Bangaldesh]. | ||
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+ | == Spelling Variants == | ||
+ | Modern name: Dhaka<br> | ||
+ | Variants: Dacca<br> | ||
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+ | == Military History == | ||
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+ | == Churches and missions == | ||
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+ | == Cemeteries == | ||
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+ | == Places of interest == | ||
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+ | == Education == | ||
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+ | == Transport == | ||
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+ | == Records == | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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*This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2010-10/1285980879 post] details some BACSA records for Dacca. | *This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2010-10/1285980879 post] details some BACSA records for Dacca. | ||
*[http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2277738 Details] of the book ''Armenian Graves, Inscriptions and Memorials in India: Dacca 1722-1977'' by Liz Chater 2011 | *[http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2277738 Details] of the book ''Armenian Graves, Inscriptions and Memorials in India: Dacca 1722-1977'' by Liz Chater 2011 | ||
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+ | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] |
Revision as of 12:56, 5 February 2012
Dacca | |
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[[Image:|250px| ]] | |
Presidency: Bengal | |
Coordinates: | 23.709923°N 73.330059°E |
Altitude: | 4 m (13.12 ft) |
Present Day Details | |
Place Name: | Dhaka |
State/Province: | Dhaka District |
Country: | Bangladesh |
Transport links | |
Dacca was a city in the Bengal Presidency until the Partition of Bengal in 1905. It is now the capital of the independent state of Bangaldesh.
Contents
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Dhaka
Variants: Dacca
Military History
Churches and missions
Cemeteries
Places of interest
Education
Transport
Records
External links
- Dhaka Wikipedia
- Dacca City Imperial Gazetteer of India Volume 11, page 106.
- Narinda Christian Cemetery, Dacca, contains many photographs. Blog called Revisiting the Past – Zyma Islam. Scroll down to the oldest blog which is at the bottom of the page.
- This India List post details some BACSA records for Dacca.
- Details of the book Armenian Graves, Inscriptions and Memorials in India: Dacca 1722-1977 by Liz Chater 2011