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Chattogram

Bangladesh

Watercolour of Chattogram, Bangladesh. The ancient maritime port and "City of Twelve Saints" where the Karnaphuli River enters the Bay of Bengal, with Foy's Lake and Port of Chittagong.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Foy's Lake; Port of Chittagong; Mughal-style Anderkilla Shahi Jame Mosque; Chittagong Court Building; Batali Hill; Patenga Beach; Bengali; lush tropical flora
Viewpoint
Favor the classic elevated viewpoint from Batali Hill or Court Hill looking across the Karnaphuli River toward the port and Bay of Bengal, showing tropical palm fronds in the foreground, the sweeping river with wooden sampan boats and Shah Amanat Bridge in the middle-ground, and the rolling green hills and ocean horizon in the background.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in the lush forested slopes of Foy's Lake and Batali Hill, coconut palms, and mangrove riverbanks.
Guarded against
Avoid confusing Chattogram with flat delta towns (Chattogram is famously undulating with steep green hills dropping into a major deepwater river estuary).
Population3,920,222Wikidata: 2,581,643
Coordinates22.34°N, 91.83°E
Elevation6 m
Area161 km²
Time zoneAsia/DhakaUTC+6
Solar noon11:53clock runs 0.1 h behind the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Chattogram and you surface in open ocean, nearest to San Juan Bautista, Chile — 1,554 km from the exact antipodal point.

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GazipurBD234 km
KhulnaBD239 km
KolkataIN357 km
HowrahIN362 km
MandalayMM440 km
RangpurBD461 km

Twinned cities

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