Kotwali Gate

English Bazar community development block, IN

The Kotwali Gate, commonly known as Kotwali Darja, is the location of a collapsed medieval gate on the Bangladesh-India border. The gate was the southern entrance to an ancient citadel of Bengal. It is a former arch and gateway to the former walled city of Gaur, which was the capital of Bengal for 1

12 years. Today, it marks the international border between India and Bangladesh in the northwestern region, dividing the districts of Chapai Nawabganj and Malda. The gate is an official border crossing between the two countries.

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