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Armanitola
 Armanitola (Bengali: আরমানিটোলা) is an area in the old city of Dhaka, the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. The area takes its name from the Armenian settlement that surrounded Armenian church there.[1][2][3] HistoryThe Armenian Church of the Holy Resurrection was built in 1781 as a wooden chapel and was consecrated by Bishop Eprahim.[4] This was around the time the Armenians were settling in Dhaka.[5] The church holds the tombs of 200 Armenians.[4] The tower of the church collapsed in 1897 following an earthquake.[4] In 1926, the Tara Masjid was renovated and an extension was added.[6] The Turag River used to flow close to the mosque in the 19th century before the river route shifted away.[7] Armanitola Maidan was the site of several public speeches by leaders of the Awami Muslim League in 1949.[8] The old building of the New Government Girls High School collapsed in October 2007.[9] The Daily Star reported that three years after the 2010 Dhaka fire which killed 124 people areas of Old Dhaka, including Armanitola, had warehouses holding flammable chemicals.[10] In 2014, the owners of the Hinga Bibi Masjid, 324 year old mosque located on KP Ghosh Road in Armanitola, started demolishing the building to replace it with a multistorey building.[11] There are two dorms of the Jagannath University in Armanitola which like 10 other dorms of the University are under illegal occupation.[12] Abdur Rahman Hall is occupied by Bangladesh Police and Shaheed Anwar Shafique Hostel was occupied by criminals.[12] In April 2021, a chemical fire at warehouse killed four and injured 23 others.[13] There is a large number of warehouses, including those storing chemicals, in residential areas in Armanitola.[14] Rapid Action Battalion arrested the two owners of the warehouse.[15] The residence of Nicholas Pogose, founder of Pogose School and 19th century Armenian merchant, was demolished in Armanitola during the COVID-19 pandemic.[16] AdministrationArmanitola is part of the Dhaka-7 parliamentary constituency.[16] It is represented in parliament by Haji Salim of the Awami League.[16] EducationArmanitola Government High School is the public High School of the area was established in 1904.[17][18] AttractionsReferences
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