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The Mosque City of Bagerhat is one of the three World Heritage Sites in Bangladesh. The historic city is located within Bagerhat District in south-west Bangladesh. It was founded by Turkish general Ulugh Khan Jahan in the early 15th century. Originally this ancient city was known as Khalifatabad. The city is renowned for its large concentration of mosques and Islamic monuments. There are more than fifty monuments that are catalogued as part of the citation by the UNESCO World Heritage List. Some of those included are the Shatgombuj Mosque, mausoleum of Khan Jahan, the mosques of Singar, Bibi Begni, Reza Khoda and Zindavir.

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Somapura Mahavihara is among the best known Buddhist viharas in South Asia and is one of the most important archeological sites in the country. It is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. Since then, a series of UNESCO missions has regularly visited the site and helped with the maintenance and preservation project.

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