Araihazar Upazila

Araihazar is an upazila of the Narayanganj District in Bangladesh, part of the Dhaka Division. Araihazar is named after the leftover 2,500 Mughal soldiers of Man Singh I that fought with Isa Khan in the 17th century. The word for "two thousand and five hundred" in Bangla is "Araihazar", hence the name.
  • Country: Bangladesh
  • Division: Dhaka
  • District: Narayanganj
  • Thana: 1977
  • Upazila: 1983
  • Demonym: Araihazari
  • Area code: 06722
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