Ganj Explained
Ganj may refer to:
Place name suffix
- Ganj: originally meaning "treasure" in Middle Persian and Modern Persian, now a common suffix/prefix meaning "treasured place" or "neighbourhood" in Hindi, Bengali and Urdu, used in names of bazaar, mandi, store, market place and towns in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. Some examples of place names which include the -ganj suffix are:
- Babuganj, Barisal, Bangladesh
- Badarganj, Rangpur, Bangladesh
- Bakerganj, Barisal, Bangladesh
- Baksiganj, Jamalpur, Bangladesh
- Birganj, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
- Birgunj, Parsa, Nepal
- Bochaganj, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
- Daryaganj, India
- Debiganj, Panchagarh, Bangladesh
- Dewanganj, Jamalpur, Bangladesh
- Forbesganj, India
- Gauriganj, India
- Ghale ganj, Iran
- Gobindaganj, Gaibandha, Bangladesh
- Gopalganj, Bihar, India
- Habibganj, India
- Habiganj, Bangladesh
- Ishwarganj, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
- Kaliganj, Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh
- Kishanganj, India
- Kishoreganj, Nilphamari, Bangladesh
- Madarganj, Jamalpur, Bangladesh
- McLeod Ganj, India
- Mehendiganj, Barisal, Bangladesh
- Mirzaganj, Patuakhali, Bangladesh
- Mohanganj, Netrokona, Bangladesh
- Narayanganj, Bangladesh
- Nawabganj, Bangladesh
- Nawabganj, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
- Nepalganj, Nepal
- Paharganj (Shahganj during Mughal era), India
- Pirganj, Rangpur, Bangladesh
- Pirganj, Thakurgaon, Bangladesh
- Raiganj, Sirajganj, Bangladesh
- Robertsganj, India
- Sayestaganj, Habiganj, Bangladesh
- Shibganj, Bogra, Bangladesh
- Shibganj, Nawabganj, Bangladesh
- Sirajganj, Bangladesh
- Sultanganj, India
- Sunamganj, Bangladesh
- Sundarganj, Gaibandha, Bangladesh
- Taraganj, Rangpur, Bangladesh
- Thakurganj, India
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