Dharmanagar
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Dharmanagar ধর্মনগর |
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 Dharmanagar
Dharmanagar
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| Coordinates: 24°22′42.7″N 92°10′41.9″E / 24.378528°N 92.178306°ECoordinates: 24°22′42.7″N 92°10′41.9″E / 24.378528°N 92.178306°E | |
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 India
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| State | Tripura |
| District | North Tripura |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 45,887 |
| • Rank | Second largest town of Tripura after capital Agartala. |
| • Density | 5,906/km2 (15,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, Hindi, English. |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 799250 |
| Telephone code | 03822 |
| Vehicle registration | TR 05 XX YYYY |
| Website | www |
Dharmanagar (Bengali: ধর্মনগর Dhôrmônôgar) is a district town and a Municipal Council in the North East of India and the North Tripura district of the state of Tripura, India. Dharmanagar is renowned for its natural beauty. The city also has its great history regarding the several emperors who ruled the city. Earlier in the ancient times the city had a large geographical area but along time it has been reduced drastically due to partition and other reasons. The city is located in the western hemisphere of the state of Tripura. The city of Dharmanagar is very famous for its historical monuments and palaces. The city has many such historic ruins which display the ancient old history of the city. Dharmanagar being a small town geographically the city is not so large and stretches up to 7.7 km2 in area. As per the latest measured census the population of the town of Dharmanagar was around 40,595. The climate of the city has been very stable. The city has been close to the coastal area in the south and the mountain range in the north experiences heavy rainfall. The summers and winters both are mild in the city and not so extreme.The iconic kalibari is the heart of city.
Majority of the known history of Dharmanagar is derived from the ancient Rajmala scripts, which is the ancient Royal chronicles of the Kings of Tripura written in the 14th century. Initially unrecorded, they was in circulation in the ancient Kokborok language, which is the language of the Tripura Kings before it was translated and edited into Bengali in the late 14th century by Pandit Likhan Ghosh and Pandit Partha Roy, who were respected scholars of the time.
The origin of the name 'Dharmanagar' cannot be accurately traced back in time. The Rajmala refers to at least four known ancient kings whose names include the word 'Dharma'. So it remains a matter of speculation as to which king had lent his name to the town. Various uncovered documents however, indicate that the existence of Dharmanagar goes back deep into time. The Rajmala further indicates that the name 'Faticuli' was used to mean Dharmanagar back in those ancient times.
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