Dhaka

Summary

Dhaka is a megacity^[1]. Dhaka draws 2,886 Wikipedia views per month (megacity category, ranking #4 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dhaka is located in Dhaka Division^[3].
• Dhaka is in the country of Bangladesh^[4].
• Dhaka's head of government is recorded as Atiqul Islam^[5].
• Dhaka's image is recorded as Dhaka skyline1.jpg^[6].
• Dhaka's image is recorded as Dhakarushhour (54).JPG^[7].
• Dhaka's continent is recorded as Asia^[8].
• Dhaka's instance of is recorded as megacity^[9].
• Dhaka's instance of is recorded as city^[10].
• Dhaka's instance of is recorded as metropolis^[11].
• Dhaka's instance of is recorded as financial center^[12].
• Dhaka's instance of is recorded as largest city^[13].
• Dhaka's official language is recorded as Bangla^[14].
• Dhaka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kolkata^[15].
• Dhaka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Guangzhou^[16].
• Dhaka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Karachi^[17].
• Dhaka's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 133697007^[18].
• Dhaka's GND ID is recorded as 4230727-2^[19].
• Dhaka's locator map image is recorded as Dhaka locator map.svg^[20].
• Dhaka's locator map image is recorded as DHK-map.png^[21].
• Dhaka's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81019948^[22].
• Dhaka's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11970076j^[23].
• Dhaka's IdRef ID is recorded as 027717984^[24].
• Dhaka's postal code is recorded as 1000^[25].
• Dhaka's postal code is recorded as 1100^[26].
• Dhaka's postal code is recorded as 1200–1299^[27].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Dhaka include Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in Bangladesh^[30] and University of Dhaka^[31], a public university^[32], in Bangladesh^[33], founded in 1921^[34], headquartered in Dhaka^[35].

Why It Matters

Dhaka draws 2,886 Wikipedia views per month (megacity category, ranking #4 of 4).^[2] Dhaka has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Dhaka is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Dhaka include Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in Bangladesh^[30] and University of Dhaka^[31], a public university^[32], in Bangladesh^[33], founded in 1921^[34], headquartered in Dhaka^[35].