East Pakistan

former non-contiguous province of Pakistan
AdministrativeArea province Q842931
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East Pakistan

Summary

East Pakistan is a province[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • East Pakistan was a member of Southeast Asia Treaty Organization[3].
  • East Pakistan's religion is recorded as Islam[4].
  • East Pakistan is in the country of Pakistan[5].
  • East Pakistan is on the continent of Asia[6].
  • East Pakistan's instance of is recorded as province[7].
  • East Pakistan's instance of is recorded as former administrative territorial entity[8].
  • East Pakistan's capital is recorded as Dhaka[9].
  • East Pakistan's official language is recorded as Bangla[10].
  • East Pakistan's currency is recorded as Pakistani rupee[11].
  • East Pakistan's anthem is recorded as Pakistan Zindabad[12].
  • East Pakistan's legislative body is recorded as East Bengal Legislative Assembly[13].
  • East Pakistan's Commons category is recorded as East Pakistan[14].
  • October 14, 1955 marks the founding of East Pakistan[15].
  • East Pakistan was dissolved in December 16, 1971[16].
  • East Pakistan's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 23.80104, 'lon': 90.409024}[17].
  • East Pakistan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:East Pakistan[18].
  • East Pakistan's replaces is recorded as East Bengal[19].
  • East Pakistan's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'bn', 'text': 'পূর্ব পাকিস্তান'}[20].
  • East Pakistan's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ur', 'text': 'مشرقی پاکستان\u200e\u200e'}[21].

Body

Geography

East Pakistan is in the country of Pakistan[5]. It is on the continent of Asia[6].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include province[7] and former administrative territorial entity[8]. East Pakistan's religion is recorded as Islam[4].

History and Context

October 14, 1955 marks the founding of East Pakistan[15].

Why It Matters

East Pakistan has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · AshishNag394697 · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved
    Official language
    Aliases
    Anthem Pakistan Zindabad
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