Bara Katra

Bara Katra (Bengali: বড় কাটরা; lit. 'Great Caravanserai') is one of the oldest historical and architectural monuments in Dhaka. The word Katra may have originated from Arabic word Katara which means colonnaded building. 'Katra/ katara' in Arabic and Persian means 'Caravan (Karwan) Sarai' or simply a 'Sarai'. It is a palatial building dating to the reign of the Mughal dynasty in the Bengal region. It is situated to the south of Chowk Bazaar close to the north bank of the river Buriganga. It was partially demolished in 2022.

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Bara Katra ranks #1840 of 5793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #4 of the 5 mapped in Bangladés. Fundado en 1641, más antiguo que el 31% de los monumentos datados del atlas — one of 399 atlas entries founded in the siglo XVII. Compara el dato en las estadísticas de castillos.

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