Talk:Ahammadkati

Tracking down Ahammadkati
So far only two reliable sources have been found for this settlement - a listing in the GeoNames database and an entry in a 1961 census of Pakistan (before 1971, Bangladesh was part of Pakistan).

According to Google maps, it looks like there isn't much of anything at the coordinates given on GeoNames. However, there is a road to the north of it, and some type of settlement at 23°4′10″N 90°10′7″E. Kaldari (talk) 15:45, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

I found the most extensive map of this area available on the internet: Map NF 46-1 Series U502, Army Corp of Engineers. The map doesn't list Ahammadkati, but the map dates from 1956, so it's possible it didn't exist then. There is a settlement near 23°3′0″N 90°11′0″E on the map, listed as Dumuriā, however. Kaldari (talk) 17:36, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

According to the GEOnames database West Dumuria exists at the same coordinates as Ahammadkati (23°3′N 90°11′E). Kaldari (talk) 18:57, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
 * There's encarta map and Columbia University. There also are two religious sites: gospelgo.com and islamicfinder.com. But, I agree that the information contradict one another and it would take much more effort to get the tangle right. *Sigh*, and I thought Google would find anything for us. Aditya (talk • contribs) 17:11, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
 * That Columbia University page is interesting: "Drill more than 35 feet for 8 in 10 chance of safe water in Ahammadkati village of Barisal district, Gournadi thana, Khanjapur union, Ahammadkati mouza. Please test your well to be 100% sure. (Source: DPHE)". That definitely suggests that the village still exists, as of 2006 at least. Kaldari (talk) 18:28, 3 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Also, "Ahmadkati Mouza" indicates that the area is officially recognized/recorded in the Government land records. A Mouza is a sub-division of a union. --Ragib (talk) 20:59, 3 August 2008 (UTC)