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Gilatala Destination Guide

Touring Gilatala in Bangladesh

Gilatala in the region of Khulna is located in Bangladesh - some 89 mi or ( 144 km ) South-West of Dhaka , the country's capital city .

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Time in Gilatala is now 11:59 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Dhaka " with a UTC offset of 6 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Rajshahi, Morrelgonj, Dhaka, Bagherhat, and Uttar Jiadhara. Being here already, consider visiting Rajshahi . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Gilatala ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Biggest Tidal Mangrove in the World (ohhhh ahhhh!) Hildreth75's photos around Sunderbands

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Geography Lesson in Chandpai, Bangladesh (www.travelyourassoff.com)

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An instructor at the local school in Chandpai, Bangladesh giving us a look around. For the story that compliments this video go to www.travelyourassoff.com ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Rampal Upazila

Rampal is an Upazila of Bagerhat District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

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Located at 22.57 89.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Upazilas of Bagerhat District

Nine Dome Mosque

The Nine Dome Mosque is a historic mosque in Bagerhat, Bangladesh. It was built in the fifteenth century by a Mughal general on orders from Babur himself and supervised later on by Humayun.

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Located at 22.66 89.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Mosques in Bangladesh

Khan Jahan Ali's Tank

Khan Jahan Ali's Tank is a lake-like tank in front of Khan Jahan Ali's tomb Complex in Bagerhat District, Bangladesh. The tank has several crocodiles in it. The species of those are marsh crocodile. People believe that if they appease the hunger of these crocodiles with chicken or goats, they would have the desire of their heart fulfilled. Whenever anybody makes such an offering, the caretaker of the tomb complex, or mazar, calls out the crocodiles, shouting 'Kalapahar, Dhalapahar, come!'.

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Located at 22.66 89.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Bagerhat District

Sixty Dome Mosque

The Sixty Dome Mosque (Bengali: ষাট গম্বুজ মসজিদ Shaṭ Gombuj Moshjid) (more commonly known as Shait Gambuj Mosque or Saith Gunbad Masjid) is a mosque in Bangladesh, the largest in that country from the Sultanate period. It has been described as "the most impressive Muslim monuments in the whole of the Indian subcontinent.

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Located at 22.65 89.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Mosques in Bangladesh

Mosque City of Bagerhat

The Mosque City of Bagerhat is a formerly lost city, located in the suburbs of Bagerhat city in Bagerhat District, in the Khulna Division of southwest of Bangladesh. Bagerhat is about 15 miles south east of Khulna and 200 miles southwest of Dhaka. Originally known as Khalifatabad and nicknamed the "mint town of the Bengal Sultanate", the city was founded in the 15th century by the warrior saint Turkish general Ulugh Khan Jahan.

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Located at 22.66 89.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Bangladesh, History of Bangladesh, Populated places established in the 15th century, World Heritage Sites in Bangladesh