Dacca

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Dacca
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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
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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.

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Dhaka
Variants: Dacca

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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