Bengal

Summary

Bengal is a historical region^[1]. Bengal ranks in the top 0.66% of historical_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,626 views/month, #3 of 457).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bengal is located in West Bengal^[3].
• Bengal is located in Bangladesh^[4].
• Bengal is located in Tripura^[5].
• Bengal is located in Barak Valley division^[6].
• Bengal is in the country of India^[7].
• Bengal is in the country of Bangladesh^[8].
• Bengal's instance of is recorded as historical region^[9].
• Bengal's instance of is recorded as region^[10].
• Bengal's Commons category is recorded as Bengal^[11].
• Bengal's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 23.9888, 'lon': 88.7311}^[12].
• Bengal's located in/on physical feature is recorded as South Asia^[13].
• Bengal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bengal^[14].
• Bengal's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Bengal^[15].
• Bengal's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[16].
• Bengal's described by source is recorded as History of Ming^[17].
• Bengal's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• Bengal's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Bengal's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Bengal's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'bn', 'text': 'বঙ্গ'}^[21].
• Bengal's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'bn', 'text': 'বাংলা'}^[22].
• Bengal's different from is recorded as Bangladesh^[23].
• Bengal covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+236322'}^[24].
• Bengal's language used is recorded as Bangla^[25].
• Bengal's language used is recorded as Sylheti^[26].
• Bengal's language used is recorded as Chittagonian^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include India^[7], a country^[28], in India^[29], founded in 1947^[30] and Bangladesh^[8], a sovereign state^[31], in Bangladesh^[32], founded in 1971^[33]. Located in include West Bengal^[3], a state of India^[34], in India^[35], founded in 1950^[36]; Bangladesh^[4], a sovereign state^[37], in Bangladesh^[38], founded in 1971^[39]; Tripura^[5], a state of India^[40], in India^[41], founded in 1972^[42]; and Barak Valley division^[6], a valley^[43], in India^[44].

Physical Characteristics

Bengal covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+236322'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include historical region^[9] and region^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bengal include West Bengal^[45], a state of India^[46], in India^[47], founded in 1950^[48]; Bangla alphabet^[49], an abugida^[50], in Bangladesh^[51], founded in 1100^[52]; and bungalow^[53], an architectural style^[54].

Why It Matters

Bengal ranks in the top 0.66% of historical_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,626 views/month, #3 of 457).^[2] Bengal has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] Bengal is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

Entities named for Bengal include West Bengal^[45], a state of India^[46], in India^[47], founded in 1950^[48]; Bangla alphabet^[49], an abugida^[50], in Bangladesh^[51], founded in 1100^[52]; and bungalow^[53], an architectural style^[54].