Armanitola ( Bengali: আরমানিটোলা) is an area in the old city of Dhaka, the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. The area takes its name from the Armenian settlement that surrounded Armenian church there. [1] [2] [3]
The Armenian Church of the Holy Resurrection was built in 1781 as a wooden chapel and was consecrated by Bishop Eprahim. [4] This was around the time the Armenians were settling in Dhaka. [5] The church holds the tombs of 200 Armenians. [4] The tower of the church collapsed in 1897 following an earthquake. [4]
In 1926, the Tara Masjid was renovated and an extension was added. [6] The Turag River used to flow close to the mosque in the 19th century before the river route shifted away. [7]
Armanitola Maidan was the site of several public speeches by leaders of the Awami Muslim League in 1949. [8]
The old building of the New Government Girls High School collapsed in October 2007. [9]
The Daily Star reported that three years after the 2010 Dhaka fire which killed 124 people areas of Old Dhaka, including Armanitola, had warehouses holding flammable chemicals. [10] In 2014, the owners of the Hinga Bibi Masjid, 324 year old mosque located on KP Ghosh Road in Armanitola, started demolishing the building to replace it with a multistorey building. [11]
There are two dorms of the Jagannath University in Armanitola which like 10 other dorms of the University are under illegal occupation. [12] Abdur Rahman Hall is occupied by Bangladesh Police and Shaheed Anwar Shafique Hostel was occupied by criminals. [12]
In April 2021, a chemical fire at warehouse killed four and injured 23 others. [13] There is a large number of warehouses, including those storing chemicals, in residential areas in Armanitola. [14] Rapid Action Battalion arrested the two owners of the warehouse. [15]
The residence of Nicholas Pogose, founder of Pogose School and 19th century Armenian merchant, was demolished in Armanitola during the COVID-19 pandemic. [16]
Armanitola is part of the Dhaka-7 parliamentary constituency. [16] It is represented in parliament by Haji Salim of the Awami League. [16]
Armanitola Government High School is the public High School of the area was established in 1904. [17] [18]
the Armanitola district, a name acquired from the fact that an Armenian community was once concentrated there.
23°42′50″N 90°24′07″E / 23.714°N 90.402°E
Armanitola ( Bengali: আরমানিটোলা) is an area in the old city of Dhaka, the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. The area takes its name from the Armenian settlement that surrounded Armenian church there. [1] [2] [3]
The Armenian Church of the Holy Resurrection was built in 1781 as a wooden chapel and was consecrated by Bishop Eprahim. [4] This was around the time the Armenians were settling in Dhaka. [5] The church holds the tombs of 200 Armenians. [4] The tower of the church collapsed in 1897 following an earthquake. [4]
In 1926, the Tara Masjid was renovated and an extension was added. [6] The Turag River used to flow close to the mosque in the 19th century before the river route shifted away. [7]
Armanitola Maidan was the site of several public speeches by leaders of the Awami Muslim League in 1949. [8]
The old building of the New Government Girls High School collapsed in October 2007. [9]
The Daily Star reported that three years after the 2010 Dhaka fire which killed 124 people areas of Old Dhaka, including Armanitola, had warehouses holding flammable chemicals. [10] In 2014, the owners of the Hinga Bibi Masjid, 324 year old mosque located on KP Ghosh Road in Armanitola, started demolishing the building to replace it with a multistorey building. [11]
There are two dorms of the Jagannath University in Armanitola which like 10 other dorms of the University are under illegal occupation. [12] Abdur Rahman Hall is occupied by Bangladesh Police and Shaheed Anwar Shafique Hostel was occupied by criminals. [12]
In April 2021, a chemical fire at warehouse killed four and injured 23 others. [13] There is a large number of warehouses, including those storing chemicals, in residential areas in Armanitola. [14] Rapid Action Battalion arrested the two owners of the warehouse. [15]
The residence of Nicholas Pogose, founder of Pogose School and 19th century Armenian merchant, was demolished in Armanitola during the COVID-19 pandemic. [16]
Armanitola is part of the Dhaka-7 parliamentary constituency. [16] It is represented in parliament by Haji Salim of the Awami League. [16]
Armanitola Government High School is the public High School of the area was established in 1904. [17] [18]
the Armanitola district, a name acquired from the fact that an Armenian community was once concentrated there.
23°42′50″N 90°24′07″E / 23.714°N 90.402°E