Shapla Square

Shapla Square: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Shapla Square

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Shapla Square — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 23.72656, 90.42163. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shapla Square

• Bangabhaban · fort · Dhaka Division · ~1 km · Must-see
• Joy Kali Temple · temple · Dhaka Division · ~1 km · Must-see
• Baitul Mukarram National Mosque · dargah · Dhaka Division · ~1 km · Must-see
• Baldha Garden বলধা গার্ডেন · park · Dhaka Division · ~1 km · Must-see
• Bibi Mariam Cannon · fort · Dhaka Division · ~2 km · Must-see
• Masjid-e-Noor · fort · Dhaka Division · ~2 km · Must-see
• Binat Bibi Mosque · dargah · Dhaka Division · ~2 km · Must-see
• St. Mary’s Cathedral, Dhaka · church · Dhaka Division · ~3 km · Must-see
• St Thomas Church · church · Dhaka Division · ~3 km · Must-see
• Musa Khan Mosque · dargah · Dhaka Division · ~3 km · Must-see
• Bahadur Shah Park · park · Dhaka Division · ~3 km · Must-see
• Kakrail Mosque · dargah · Dhaka Division · ~3 km · Must-see
• Hazrat Hazi Khaja Shahbaz Khan Mosque · dargah · Dhaka Division · ~3 km · Must-see
• Shree Shree Siddheswari Kalimandir · temple · Dhaka Division · ~3 km · Must-see
• Dhaka Gate · fort · Dhaka Division · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mausoleum of Three Leaders · fort · Dhaka Division · ~3 km · Must-see
• Shri Shri Ramna Kali Temple · temple · Dhaka Division · ~3 km · Must-see
• Tara Mosque · dargah · Dhaka Division · ~3 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shapla Square

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Shapla Square

• Hatirjheel Lake · lake · Dhaka Division · ~5 km · Must-see
• Dhanmondi Lake · lake · Dhaka Division · ~6 km · Must-see
• Gulshan Lake Park · lake · Dhaka Division · ~11 km · Must-see
• Botanical Eastern Lake View · lake · Dhaka Division · ~16 km · Must-see
• Dhormo Sagor · lake · Chattogram Division · ~103 km · Must-see
• Durga Sagar · lake · Barishal Division · ~135 km · Must-see
• Ramna Lake · lake · Dhaka Division · ~3 km
• Paity Pond · lake · Dhaka Division · ~7 km
• Cresent Lake · lake · Dhaka Division · ~8 km
• Migratory Bird Lake 2 · lake · Dhaka Division · ~29 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Bangladesh

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