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Chittagong

চট্টগ্রাম

Chottogram
City
Top view of Nasirabad Zakir Hossain Road (1).jpg
Nickname(s): 
The Queen of Eastern Bengal, Commercial Capital of Bangladesh
Chittagong is located in Bangladesh
Chittagong
Chittagong
Location in Bangladesh
Country  Bangladesh
Division Chittagong Division
District Chittagong District
Establishment 1340
Granted city status 1863
Government
 • Type Mayor–Council
 • Body Chittagong City Corporation
Area
 • City 168.07 km2 (64.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • City 2,581,643
 • Metro
4,009,423
 • Demonym
Chittagongians
Time zone UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
4000
Calling code 31
Website Chittagong City Corporation

Chittagong (officially called Chattogram or Chattagram) is a city in southeast Bangladesh near the Karnaphuli River. The city is the capital of the Chittagong district and division. The city alone has around 5.5 million people. It is one of the quickest growing cities in the world.

Images for kids

  • Eastern Lower Bengal and Chittagong with Arakan

    A Dutch map in 1638 showing Bengal, Chittagong and Arakan

  • Dutch VOC ships in Chittagong or Arakan

    Dutch VOC ships in Chittagong, 1702

  • James George - Chittagong, Figures washing (1822) 13083

    Painting of Chittagong in 1822

  • James George - View at Chittagong, 1819–1820

    Hilltop mansions and bungalows historically dominated Chittagong's skyline

  • Thunderbolt Is 135 Sqn RAF at Chittagong c1944

    Royal Air Force Thunderbolts lined up at Chittagong in 1944

  • Chittagong port 1960

    Port of Chittagong in 1960

  • Mohammad Yusuf Chowdhury Road from CRB hill (03)

    Mohammad Yusuf Chowdhury Road in the Tigerpass area, an example of the city's hilly landscape

  • Aziz Court Building Chittagong

    Aziz Court Imperial is the tallest building in Chittagong

  • Jamiatul Falah Mosque

    Jamiatul Falah, one of the largest mosques in Chittagong

  • Entrance of CUET

    Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, one of the five public engineering universities in Bangladesh

  • Bangladeshi Green line paribahan MAN branded double decker bus in Dhaka-Chittagong highway

    A MAN SE double decker bus on the N1 highway between Dhaka and Chittagong

  • ShahAmanatAirport-01

    Shah Amanat International Airport

  • Zacs rain

    Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium

  • Batiary Golf Club Area by Azim Al Jabber 3

    A golf course in Chittagong

  • Colonial-Era Court Building - Chittagong - Bangladesh (13081106214)

    Chittagong Court Building, an example of Indo-Saracenic architecture in Chittagong

  • Battali Railway Station (03)

    The Indo-Saracenic old terminal of Chittagong Railway Station

  • Chittagong War Cemetery 8

    Commonwealth War Cemetery, Chittagong

  • Rainy Day of Chittagong University

    Forestry Institute, Chittagong University

  • Abandoned zamindar palace - Chandanpura - Chittagong

    An abandoned zamindar house

  • মসজিদ-ই-সিরাজ উড-দৌলাহ (গম্বুজ)

    Masjid Siraj-ud-Daulah, a mosque named after the last Nawab of Bengal

  • House of Satya Saha 8

    An abandoned mansion

  • Jamuna Bhaban, Chittagong 02

    An art deco building in Agrabad

  • Apartments in South Khulshi (01)

    Apartment buildings in the affluent Khulshi area

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