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)
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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.