Fakirhat Upazila

Fakirhat
ফকিরহাট
Location of Fakirhat
Coordinates: 22°46.8′N 89°42.5′E / 22.7800°N 89.7083°E / 22.7800; 89.7083
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna
DistrictBagerhat
Area
 • Total160.68 km2 (62.04 sq mi)
Population
 • Total159,019
 • Density990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
9360[2]
Area code04653[3]
WebsiteOfficial Map of Fakirhat

Fakirhat (Bengali: ফকিরহাট) is a Upazila (sub-district) of Bagerhat District[4] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. The medieval Sixty Dome Mosque (ষাট গম্বুজ মসজিদ) and the Khan Jahan Ali Mazar are situated here.

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 399. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ Parthadev Shaha (2012), "Fakirhat Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh