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Bengladesh (BD) |
| Continent: |
Asia |
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| Surface: |
144.000 km ² |
| Inhabitants: |
147.365 |
| Capital: |
Dhaka |
International banking code (ISO Codes): |
Data base |
| Official language: |
Bengali |
Code: |
+880 |
| Currency: |
Taka |
Number plate: |
Data base |
| Routes of Bengladesh: |
320 |
Routes towards Bengladesh: |
370 |
| Preferred airports: |
Rajshahi (RJH), Chittagong (CGP), Cox' S Bazaar (CXB), Jessore (JSR), Barisal (BZL), Dhaka (DAC), Saidpur (SPD), Sylhet (ZYL) |
| Principal cities: |
Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi, Comilla, Tungi, Mymensingh, Rangpur, Narsingdi, Jessore, Narayanganj, Dinajpur, Pār Naogaon, Tāngāil, Jamalpur, Sirajganj |
| Airline company based with Bengladesh: |
Biman Bangladesh Airlines, GMG Airlines, Bismillah Airlines, Best Air, United Airways (Bangladesh) |
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Tourist guide Bengladesh (Asia) |
Bengladesh is a state of South Asia, landlocked in the North-East of India and dividing a common border with the state of Myanmar. Bengladesh almost undergoing each year of the very important floods and devastators and its infrastructure not corresponding, far is necessary of it, for the Western criteria, its visit is rather to hold to the adventurous, avid travellers to discover this country and its culture and that the absence of luxury during the time of the holidays does not frighten.
Geography: Bengladesh has the largest delta of the world and is an extremely green country, more half of its very fertile easily flooded ground territory making up which each year for the period of monsoon disappears under water. Along the border with Myanmar draws up Chittagong Hill Tracts and, in the south-west of the forests of mangroves, classified with the world heritage by UNESCO dominate the landscape and serve as last refuge with the Bengal tigers, threatened of disappearance. In the south-east of the country, Cox' S Bazar, the longest beach of the world extends.
Relief and river: more the high summits of Bengladesh are all two localized close to the border with Myanmar, in Chittagong Hill Tracts. Keokradong culminates to 1230 m and Mowdok Mual amounts to 1.003 Mr. the longest river is Brahmapoutra, also called Jamuna, which extends on 2.900 km while more the big lake is Karnafuli Reservoir.
Climate and period of voyage recommended: it reigns in Bengladesh a rather tropical climate, but the country is also between June and September subjected to the monsoons come from south-west to which winds whirling come from the west and blowing towards the east are added, which causes precipitations often very important. With that are added each year in March and in October of the cyclones and the tornadoes which are formed in the Bay of Bengal and are responsible each year for natural disasters of great width. During monsoon, the level of water goes up very quickly of almost 6 m above the sea level what involves serious floods being able to touch 60% of the total surface area of the country. Moreover, the snow melt increases sometimes considerably the flows of Gange, the Brahmapoutra and Meghna which all three are thrown in the Bay of Bengal, still worsening the situation in the Delta.
Official languages and spoken languages: the official language is the Bengali. English is used as language of the businesses and is spoken in the big cities.
Health and vaccinations: generally one advises with the travellers to be made vaccinate against hepatitis has, typhus, the polio, the diphteria and tetanus. To prevent the viral diseases transmitted by the insects and the mosquitos, it is in general enough to cover well and apply products anti-insects. With share in the Dhaka capital, there exists in Bengladesh throughout the year, a real risk to catch paludism. It would be thus advisable to consult a doctor before your departure in order to define a preventive strategy. The health system is unfortunately satisfactory neither in the big cities, nor in the tourist places. It is advised to contract an insurance travels including/understanding an insurance repatriation for the most serious cases. For more safety and to avoid risks of infection, it is recommended to consume only bottled water, to peel the fruits well and to make cook vegetables before consuming them. Lastly, think of providing you with small limps with pharmacy of voyage.
Conditions of entry on the territory: it will be necessary for you to be in possession of a valid passport for at least six more months at the date of the beginning of your voyage and to provide you with an obligatory tourist visa near the embassy of Bengladesh. The minor travellers must be provided with an individual passport.
For further information concerning vaccinations, the conditions of entry and the security instructions, you can, for example, to consult the site of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
Travel and transport: at the present time, no company proposes direct flights towards Bengladesh. Air France (AF) for example, proposes flights of Paris (CDG) towards Dubai (DXB), with a correspondence with a flight of the Emirates company (EK) towards Dhaka (DAC). British Airways (BA) proposes also flights with stopover in London (LHR) with a correspondence ensured by Kuwait Airways (KU). With regard to the interior flights, at the beginning of Dhaka (DCA), one can find flights cheap towards the towns of Barisâl (BZL), Jessore (JSR), Saidpur (SPD) or towards Cox' S Bazar (CXB).
The capital: Dhaka, the capital extends on banks from the Buriganga river and has the inner harbor most important of the country. If all his agglomeration is considered, Dhaka shelters more than 9 million inhabitants and constitutes since his independence in 1971 the economic and cultural center of the country. The city is above all known for its craft industry and its world prevalence in the culture of the jute. Already at the time of the Moghol empire, in 1608, the city enorgueillissait title of “capital of province” and its many mosques which are worth to him the nickname of “city of the mosques”. Most important is the Baitul-Mukarram Mosque built in 1963 on the model of Kaaba of Mecque and which, in its design is a single monument in all Asia. The mosque of Sitara constitutes it also a curiosity because of its splendid decorations of mosaics of coloured glass and its architecture of style moghol to which were added during last century, thanks to a private donation of the Japanese and English decorative pieces.
The temple of Dakeshwari, the Temple of the hidden goddess, whose city draws its name is him also of a great beauty. This Hindu temple is dedicated to a goddess equipped with ten arms and is a daily place of pilgrimage for many believers. The most famous monument of the city is strong Lal Bagh, which dates from the period moghol and is surrounded by ramparts a thickness of 1,30 Mr. the fort is represented besides on banknotes. Ahsan Manzil, colonial building now transformed into museum and called by the autochtones “pink de luxe hotel” deserves to him also a visit. In the surroundings, one can go to walk and carry out purchases in Shankaria Bazar, a very animated and coloured commercial street. Dhaka is also a good starting point for excursions in the area. The town of Sonargaon, to 30 km, for example can be the subject of a visit because between 13th and 17th century, the city was the capital of the province. The amateurs of beautiful nature, while continuing towards north will reach the town of Madhabkunda where they will be able to be filled with wonder in front of a panoramic sight of the surrounding mountains, sumptuous cascades and plantations of the.
The area of Rajshahi on banks of Gange is it also famous for its beauty. Here puts back the small town of Paharpur with its Buddhist monastery, Somapuri Vihara which dates from the 8th century and its Buddhist temple Satyapir-Vita which are a place of pilgrimage for the believers.
In the south-east of the country, the port city of Chittagong, the larger second of the country, is surrounded by green hills and coconuts which are balanced with the liking of the wind. The city conceals many elegant buildings in Portuguese colonial style and also imposing mosques, of which the mosques Shahi-Jamae-Masjid and Qadam-Mubarek which count among oldest of all Asia. Not far from this stirring up port city on 120km the sand beach the longest end extends from the world, cox' S Bazar. Single place of bathe in all the country, having for backdrop a tropical forest and a water blue azure, the beach is naturally a paradise for the amateurs of idleness. The Buddhist influence of Myanmar already made there feel, and there is the feeling that this beach, left Garden of Eden, remained preserved tourism of mass.
With not missing: located at the border with India, the national park of Sundarbans which one could translate by “beautiful forest” is the largest forest of mangroves world and is without any doubt one of the most beautiful places of Bengladesh. Each year, the local tourist bureau organizes in winter of the voyages of group in the middle of the forest of 80km ² of surface, refuge of many species threatened such as the Bengal tiger. Unfortunately, pollution and the climate changes threaten this protected natural site, however classified by UNESCO with the world heritage.
Religion: 83% of the population declare Moslem confession and this is reflected in the culture bengladaise and the daily life. 16% of the population belong to the Hindu religion. One finds also small communities Buddhist, Christian and ismaéliennes.
Big cities and possibilities of lodging: Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulnâ, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Tangail, Rangpur, Narayanganj, Mymensingh, Barisâl, Jessore and Comilla.
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Flights expensive not preferred towards and of Bengladesh/data base
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