Armanitola is an area in the old city of Dhaka, the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. The area takes its name from the Armenian settlement that surrounded Armenian church there. The Armenian Church of the Holy Resurrection was built in 1781 as a wooden chapel and was consecrated by Bishop Eprahim. This was around the time the Armenians were se…Armanitola is an area in the old city of Dhaka, the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. The area takes its name from the Armenian settlement that surrounded Armenian church there. The Armenian Church of the Holy Resurrection was built in 1781 as a wooden chapel and was consecrated by Bishop Eprahim. This was around the time the Armenians were settling in Dhaka. The church holds the tombs of 200 Armenians. The tower of the church collapsed in 1897 following an earthquake.
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