Tourist Places to Visit in Jamalpur, Bangladesh, Asia

Tourist Places to Visit in Jamalpur, Bangladesh, Asia

Jamalpur is a district located in Dhaka Division in Bangladesh. The district came into existence on 1869 and is spread over an area of 53.28 km². Jamalpur is placed on the banks of Brahmaputra River at the coordinates of 24.92° N 89.96° E. Jamalpur is situated about 187 km northwest of national capital Dhaka.

Jamalpur is famous for rice, sugarcane, jute, tobacco, mustard production and market centre. Also Jamalpur exports tobacco, mustard seed, peanut, leather, handicraft and betel leaf to foreign countries.

Jamalpur is home to two top grade colleges, one general hospital, 6 sub district health centres and 39 family welfare centers. Jamalpur hosts several embroidered quilt production centres also.

Culture, Food and Shopping of Jamalpur:

Nakshi Kantha is a special type of embroidered quilt very famous in Jamalpur region and the natives are very experts in making this embroidered quilt. Also the locals have good hand in producing sarees, lungis and dhotis.

Food in Jamalpur is different from region to region. Tuna Fish Pakora, Dimer Kosh, Bengali Chicken Curry, Bengali Dimer Torka, Golden Pomfret Fry and Kakrar Jhal are the popular non vegetarian dishes of Jamalpur. The sweet and other special items of Jamalpur include Bengali Payesh, Narkel Nadu, Potoler Dorma, Flat Bread Pizza, Sweet Corn Sandwich, Dhone Patar Bora,Chirer Polao, Chanar Dalna, Chana-ni Dal-na Vada and Alu Choka.

Shopping in Jamalpur is very easy because the town is packed with full of handicraft shops and archeological centres. Nakshi kantha is very famous deign of cloths like sarees and handlooms. These qualified handicraft products are available at reasonable cost for tourists.

Connectivity to Jamalpur:

Jamalpur is served by the government buses of Bangladesh. Other than the government buses, several private organizations are also providing transportation services all over Jamalpur Town. Jamalpur Bus Stand is the major bus station of Jamalpur.

Jamalpur Railway Station is positioned 1.5 km away from the heart of Jamalpur Town. The nearest Airport to Jamalpur is Dhaka Airport located about 166 kms away.

Tourist Attractions near Jamalpur:

Fantasy Kingdom Amusement Park:

Fantasy Kingdom Amusement Park was inaugurated in 2002 and is considered as first theme park in the country. It houses springs, sculptures, monuments and gardens. Also the park is home to handicraft shops, retail stores, food corners and a 4 Star Hotel.

The park is open from morning 11 am to 9 pm in weekdays and 10 am to 10 pm on Fridays and public holidays.

Baitul Mukarram:

Baitul Mukarram is considered as 10^th biggest mosque in the globe located in Dhaka. This is the national mosque of the country constructed in the year 1968. The mosque occupies an area of 26,517 square feet displays the traditional Islamic architecture style.

Other tourist attractions near Jamalpur is as follows:

Ramna Park
Ahsan Manzil
Baldha Garden
Dhaka Zoo
Dhakeshwari Temple
Curzon Hall
Church of Bangladesh
Bangladesh National Museum

Great time to visit Jamalpur:

Months of winter season are the ideal time to trip Jamalpur when the weather is fully tourist friendly.

Accommodation options near Jamalpur:

Hotels in Jamalpur are famous for their different regions non vegetarian dishes. Also the hotels provide top quality hospitality services with various amenities. The top hotels located in Jamalpur and Dhaka City is as follows: