The ruins of the ancient capital at Sonargaon

Sonargaon (Bangla: সোনারগাঁও) is the ancient capital of Isa Khan's kingdom in Bengal. The United States held an Afghani in extrajudicial detention in Guantanamo Bay named Isa Khan. Etymology and ethnology The exact origin of the word Bangla or Bengal is unknown though it is believed to be derived from the Dravidian-speaking tribe Bang It is located near the current-day city of Narayanganj, Bangladesh. Narayanganj ( Bengali: নারায়ণগঞ্জ Naraeongônj) is a city in central Bangladesh. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially The great Muslim traveler Ibn Battuta visited it in the 14th century. Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Abdullah Al Lawati Al Tanji Ibn Battuta (أبو عبد الله محمد ابن عبد الله اللواتي الطنجي بن بطوطة (born February It is the eastern terminus of the Grand Trunk Road, which was built by Sher Shah Suri in the 16th century, and which extends approximately 2500 kilometres across northern India and Pakistan to Peshawar in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province. The Grand Trunk Road (commonly abbreviated to GT Road is one of South Asia 's oldest and longest major roads Sher Shah Suri (1486 Sasaram &ndash May 22, 1545 Kalinjar) ( - Šīr Šāh Sūrī) also known as Farid Khan or India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and ( پښور; Urdu: پشاور) is the capital of the North-West Frontier Province and the administrative centre for the Federally Administered The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP ( Urdu: śimāl maġribī sarhadī sūba) is the smallest of the four main provinces of Pakistan.

Historic places

Ruins of Sonargaon, Isa Khan's capital

Ruins of Sonargaon, Isa Khan's capital

• Sonargaon's `Lok Shilpa Jadughar', was a part of Isa Khan's capital.
• The Panam City was the center of the upper-middleclass people of Sonargaon. It is now breaking down.
• Musa Khan's Masjid, the Mosque beside the brave of Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah in Shahidullah Hall of the University of Dhaka is a marked work and it is said that the Mosque was made by Isa Khan or son of him, Musa Khan.
• The Fort of Hajiganj was the main tactical fort of Isa Khan in front of Meghna, Shitalakhya and Brahmaputra. Now at Narayanganj. It is saved by the authority.
• There is another sister concern of the fort across the river, few miles away.

Due to the many threats to preservation (including flooding and vandalism) that this culturally and historically significant city faces, the World Monuments Fund placed it on its 2008 Watch List of the 100 Most Endangered Sites in the world. The World Monuments Fund (WMF is a New York -based private Non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of historic Architecture and

See also

• Sonargaon Upazila

External Link

• The World Monuments Fund's 2008 Watch List page for Sonargaon

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