Sonārgaon, Bangladesh
সোনারগাঁও
Sonārgaon is a town of 130,000 people in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.
Why visit Sonārgaon
Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks, 10 parks and trails, 1 place to eat and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Hamdard University Bangladesh, Meghna Bridge, Panam City and Zainul Folk Arts & Crafts Museum , Narayangonj.
Weather in Sonārgaon
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About Sonārgaon
Sonargaon or Șonargă (Bengali: সোনারগাঁও; Bengali pronunciation: [ˈʃonaɾɡãʋ]; lit. Golden Hamlet) is a historic city in central Bangladesh. It corresponds to the modern day subdistrict Sonargaon Upazila of Narayanganj District in Dhaka Division.
From the Wikipedia article Sonargaon (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Sonārgaon on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do3
Hamdard University Bangladesh
School · 3.9 km
Private university in Bangladesh
Museums and landmarks7
Panam City
Monument and historic site · 1.5 km
Historical city in Bangladesh
Zainul Folk Arts & Crafts Museum , Narayangonj
Museum · 1.5 km
Sonargaon Museum, narayanganj
Fr-we 09:00-17:00
Shilpacharya Zainul Folk and Craft Museum
Museum · 1.5 km
Folk and Craft Museum
Sonargaon
Monument and historic site
Historic administrative, commercial and maritime centre in Bengal
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Parks, trails and playgrounds10
Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship9
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Map of Sonārgaon
34 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 31 km away.
- Narayanganj 12 km west, about 12 min by car
- Mātuail 17 km northwest, about 17 min by car
- Green Model Town 19 km northwest, about 19 min by car
- Dhaka 22 km west, about 22 min by car
- Motijheel 22 km northwest, about 22 min by car
- Paltan 23 km northwest, about 23 min by car
- Narsingdi 32 km north, about 32 min by car
- Tungi 35 km northwest, about 35 min by car
- Gazipur 43 km northwest, about 43 min by car
- Agartala 71 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Lok Shilpa Jadughar (Folk Arts Museum) in Sonargaon, Bangladesh, Sourav Das from Santa Barbara, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Meghna Bridge, জারির, CC BY 2.5
- Marikhali Bridge 2, MOHAMMED HUMAYON AHMED, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Panam City 04, Azim Khan Ronnie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bust of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin, Salim_Khandoker, CC BY-SA 3.0
- DG 130 - 11 PANAM CITY OF SONARGAON SONARGAON a malek babul 19, Babul abdul malek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2017-01-10-HUB-Campus, Nure.alam.hub, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bangladesh Folk Art & Crafts, Gary Todd, CC0
- A ship is being built at a dockyard on the banks of the Meghna River, Salim Khandoker, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A fisherman selling fishes, Bangladesh, Salim Khandoker, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Remains of a 19th Century Architecture in Sonargaon, Rockarolla1881, CC BY 4.0
- Panam City (13), Kazi Moitry, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Panam City (18), Kazi Moitry, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Panam City (23684706173), Kuruman, CC BY 2.0
- Panam City (24285379046), Kuruman, CC BY 2.0
- Panam City (19), Kazi Moitry, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Panam City (24015931390), Kuruman, CC BY 2.0
- Bullfighting Statue at Shilpacharjo Zainul Abedin Folk Arts and Crafts Museum, Bangladesh., Salim Khandoker, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Panam nagar (17), Ferdous, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Panam nagar (18), Ferdous, CC BY-SA 4.0
- পানাম নগর, Bangolshifat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- হারানো নগরী(পানাম নগর), মোঃ সাজেদুর রহমান সজল, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Panam nagar (20), Ferdous, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Panam nagar (19), Ferdous, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Panam nagar (21), Ferdous, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Panam City (23684697183), Kuruman, CC BY 2.0
- Republicans, Francisco Anzola, CC BY 3.0
- Water Pump, Francisco Anzola, CC BY 3.0
- Sonargaon, Francisco Anzola, CC BY 3.0
- Small River In Sonargaon, Francisco Anzola, CC BY 3.0
- Carousel, Francisco Anzola, CC BY 3.0
- Here Live Tigers, Francisco Anzola, CC BY 3.0
- Sonargaon Folk Art And Craft Museum, Francisco Anzola, CC BY 3.0
- Old House, Francisco Anzola, CC BY 3.0
- Panam City, Francisco Anzola, CC BY 3.0
- Park In Sonargaon, Francisco Anzola, CC BY 3.0
- Couple, Francisco Anzola, CC BY 3.0
- Smoke, Francisco Anzola, CC BY 3.0
- Panam nagar (26), Ferdous, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Panam nagar (25), Ferdous, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bangladesh Folk Art & Craft Foundation, Narayanganj, Tanvir Rahat, CC BY-SA 4.0
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