Английская Википедия:Armanitola
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Armanitola (Шаблон:Lang-bn) 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][4]
History
The Armenian Church of the Holy Resurrection was built in 1781 as a wooden chapel and was consecrated by Bishop Eprahim.[5] This was around the time the Armenians were settling in Dhaka.[6] The church holds the tombs of 200 Armenians.[5] The tower of the church collapsed in 1897 following an earthquake.[5]
In 1926, the Tara Masjid was renovated and an extension was added.[7] The Turag River used to flow close to the mosque in the 19th century before the river route shifted away.[8]
Armanitola Maidan was the site of several public speeches by leaders of the Awami Muslim League in 1949.[9]
The old building of the New Government Girls High School collapsed in October 2007.[10]
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.[11] 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.[12]
There are two dorms of the Jagannath University in Armanitola which like 10 other dorms of the University are under illegal occupation.[13] Abdur Rahman Hall is occupied by Bangladesh Police and Shaheed Anwar Shafique Hostel was occupied by criminals.[13]
In April 2021, a chemical fire at warehouse killed four and injured 23 others.[14] There is a large number of warehouses, including those storing chemicals, in residential areas in Armanitola.[15] Rapid Action Battalion arrested the two owners of the warehouse.[16]
The residence of Nicholas Pogose, founder of Pogose School and 19th century Armenian merchant, was demolished in Armanitola during the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]
Administration
Armanitola is part of the Dhaka-7 parliamentary constituency.[17] It is represented in parliament by Haji Salim of the Awami League.[17]
Education
Armanitola Government High School is the public High School of the area was established in 1904.[18][19]
Attractions
References
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