Halud Vihara

Halud Vihara is 14.5 kilometres (9.0 mi) west-southwest from the World Heritage Site of Somapura Mahavihara, at Pahapur in the Naogaon District of Bangladesh.[1] It is located at Halud Vihara village, which is also locally known as Dvipganj.[2] Excavations show that it was an early Medieval Buddhist site, from a similar time period to Somapura Mahavihara and to the Sitakot Vihara in Nawabganj Upazila of Dinajpur District.[2][3]

World Heritage status

This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on February 17, 1999 in the Cultural category.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Halud Vihara, UNESCO World Heritage Centre
  2. 1 2 Nazimuddin Ahmed (2012), "Halud Vihara", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  3. ↑ SS Mostafizur Rahman (2012), "Sitakot Vihara", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh

Coordinates: 24°55′57″N 88°58′17″E / 24.9324°N 88.9714°E / 24.9324; 88.9714

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