Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat
Also known as Mosque City of Bagerhat, Ville-mosquée de Bagerhat, Ville-mosquee historique de Bagerhat, Ville-mosquée historique de bagerhat
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Bangladesh
Inscribed
1985
List reference
321
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat is about 30 km south-east of Khulna. The nearest other World Heritage site is The Sundarbans, about 75 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Khulna · about 1,553,000 peopleabout 30 km north-west
- Barishal · about 202,000 peopleabout 65 km east
- Jashore · about 244,000 peopleabout 80 km north-west
- Bhatpara · about 483,000 peopleabout 130 km west
- Narayanganj · about 224,000 peopleabout 130 km north-east
- Dhaka · about 12,797,000 peopleabout 140 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
BangladeshNatural74 km away
IndiaNatural145 km away
IndiaCultural240 km away
BangladeshCultural275 km away
IndiaNatural466 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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