Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat World Heritage Site

Official name

Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat | UNESCO

Country

Bangladesh | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Khulna District
22.6666° Lat, 89.8000° Lon | Map

Code

321

Time Zone

Asia/Dhaka (+06, +0600)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1985. Situated in the suburbs of Bagerhat, at the meeting-point of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, this ancient city, formerly known as Khalifatabad, was founded by the Turkish general Ulugh Khan Jahan in the 15th century. The city’s infrastructure reveals considerable technical skill and an exceptional number of mosques and early Islamic monuments, many built of brick, can be seen there.