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District in West Bengal, India
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Malda (মালদহ Māldoho or মালদা Māldā) is a district of West Bengal, India. It borders Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur to the north, Bangladesh to the east, Murshidabad to the southwest, Jharkhand to the west, and Bihar to the northwest.
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Malda (মালদহ Māldoho or মালদা Māldā), officially English Bazar (ইংরেজবাজার Ingrejbājār), is a city in the northern West Bengal.
Old Malda (পুরাতন মালদহ Purāton Māldoho) is a small heritage town near Malda in North Bengal, at the confluence of the Mahananda and Kalindi rivers. Most of the town is developed along parallel streets lined up by old homes.
former capital of Bengal under the Sultans
Jagjivanpur (জগজ্জীবনপুর Jogojjībonpur), an archaeological site in central West Bengal, is home to Nandadirghi Mahavihara, a Pala-era Buddhist university.
Pandua (পাণ্ডুয়া Pāṇḍuyā), also known as Adina, is a medieval citadel in the Northern Plains of West Bengal, India. It is known for its massive Adina Masjid along with the ruins of a couple of mosques, tombs and darghas.
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