Katra (Dhaka)

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The Chhota Katra with its enclosed Mosque, Dhaka (1817) by Charles D'Oyly. The Bara Katra, Dhaka (1823) by Charles D'Oyly.

Katra or Katara is the name given to caravanserai inns in Bengal. The Bara Katra ("greater katra") and Chhota Katra ("lesser katra") refers to two magnificent Mughal katras in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1][2][3][4][5]

## See also[edit]

* Mughal architecture

## References[edit]

1. ^ Mamun, Muntasir (1993), Dhaka: Smriti Bismritir Nagari ঢাকা: স্মৃতি বিস্মৃতির নগরী [Dhaka: City of Memories and Oblivion] (in Bengali) (3rd ed.), Ananyā, pp. 201–206, ISBN 984-412-104-3
2. ^ Rahman, Mahbubur (2011), City of an Architect, Dhaka: Delvistaa Foundation, ISBN 978-984-33-2451-1
3. ^ Ahmed, Nazimuddin (1980), Islamic Heritage of Bangladesh, Dacca: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, pp. 50–51, OCLC 8476199
4. ^ Hasan, S. Mahmudul (1980), Muslim Monuments of Bangladesh, Dhaka: Islamic Foundation
5. ^ Asher, Catherine B (1984), Inventory of Key Monuments. Art and Archaeology Research Papers: The Islamic Heritage of Bengal, Paris: UNESCO

## External links[edit]

* Begum, Ayesha (2012). "Bara Katra". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
* Bara Katra architecture Archived 2006-03-01 at the Wayback Machine

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