SAARC Fountain
SAARC Fountain is a fountain in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is situated at Kawran Bazar, at the intersection of Panthapath, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, and Sonargaon Road, and is adjacent to the Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel.The structure was designed by Nitun Kundu, a Bangladeshi artist and sculptor.Notable Places in the Area
Bashundhara City
Shopping centre
Photo: Mamun2a, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bashundhara City, often marketed as Bashundhara City Shopping Complex or Bashundhara City Shopping Mall, is a shopping mall in Dhaka. Bashundhara City is situated 300 metres northwest of SAARC Fountain.
Karwan Bazar
Metro station
Photo: মোহাম্মদ জনি হোসেন, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Karwan Bazar is an elevated metro station of the Dhaka Metro's MRT Line 6. Karwan Bazar is situated 160 metres north of SAARC Fountain.
Pan Pacific Sonargaon
Hotel
Photo: NahidSultan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Pan Pacific Sonargaon is a hotel in Dhaka. It is one of the oldest 5 star hotel in Bangladesh and is owned by the government of Bangladesh and operated by Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts. Pan Pacific Sonargaon is situated 140 metres east of SAARC Fountain.
Localities in the Area
Central Dhaka
Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Central Dhaka includes Motijheel, the centre of finance and business, the University of Dhaka, a historic area with a number of museums, and Tejgaon-Dhanmondi, home to large shopping malls, markets and a variety of eateries.
Malibagh
Suburb
Photo: Sharminsumona, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Malibagh or Malibag is a neighbourhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
SAARC Fountain
- Type: Fountain
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Ward - 39, DCC (Kotwali), Dhaka District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
23.74988° or 23° 44' 60" northLongitude
90.39323° or 90° 23' 36" eastOpen Location Code
7MMGP9XV+X7OpenStreetMap ID
way 296525111OpenStreetMap Feature
amenity=fountainOpenStreetMap Feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q7388426SAARC Fountain Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Bengali: সার্ক ফোয়ারা
- Hindi: सार्क फाउंटेन
- Sinhala: සාර්ක් දියඋල්පත
- Spanish: Fuente SAARC
Landmarks in the Area
- SAARC FountainFountain
- Panth Kunzo Plaza
- FedExPost office, 140 metres northwest
- Honorary Consulate of the Czech RepublicGovernment office, 140 metres south
- Petro CenterGovernment office, 150 metres northeast
Places in the Area
- Ekushe Television ETVElectronics store
- National Bank Limited HO Project, Sonargaon Road, DhakaBank
- Ajkerdeal.comSupermarket
- PeyalaCoffeehouse
- Travel AgentTicket shop
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page SAARC Fountain. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.