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Dhaka (national division) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 24 10 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 24.1660 decimal degrees |
| Long: 090 25 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 90.4167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Division of central Bangladesh, bordered to the north by India, west by Rajshahi and Khulna, south by Khulna and east by Chittagong; has highest population of all Bengali divisions. |
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| Dhaka (preferred,C,V)
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| Dhaka Division (C,V,O)
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| Dhākā (C,V)
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| Dakka (C,V)
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| Dacca (C,V)
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| Dhaka division (C,O,display)
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| ঢাকা (C,V,Bengali-P,U)
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| ঢাকা বিভাগ (C,V,Bengali,U)
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| BG81 (C,U,FIPS)
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| Dhaka Zila (C,U)
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| Dhâkâ (C,U,French)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Dhaka (national division) (P) |
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| national division (preferred, C) |
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reorganized in 1984 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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