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Bengal is a historical region in South Asia, primarily in what is now eastern India and Bangladesh, where the Bengali language is spoken. It matters because it is home to a large population of Bengali speakers and has been an important cultural and geographical area in South Asian history.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bengal
- Settlement.image_map
- Bengal in Asia.jpg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Bengal region in Asia
- Settlement.type
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Continent
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Asia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Countries
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- (West Bengal, Karimganj district of Assam)
- Settlement.established_title
- Iron Age India, Vedic India, Suhma kingdom, Pundravardhana, Vanga kingdom
- Settlement.established_date
- 1500 – c. 500 BCE
- Settlement.established_title1
- Gangaridai, Nanda Empire
- Settlement.established_date1
Article · 中文
孟加拉地區（孟加拉語：বঙ্গদেশ，羅馬化：Vaṅgadēśa，拉丁音译：Bônggôdeś），简称孟加拉（孟加拉語：বাঙ্গালাঃ，羅馬化：Vāṅgālāḥ），古称磐起、佛迦羅、鹏茄罗或懵伽羅（孟加拉語：বঙ্গ，羅馬化：Vaṅga），包含東孟加拉（孟加拉語：পূর্ব বাংলা，羅馬化：pūrva Vāṁlā）卽孟加拉人民共和國（通稱孟加拉国，孟加拉語：বাংলাদেশ，羅馬化：Vāṁlādēśa，拉丁音译：Bangladeś），以及西孟加拉（孟加拉語：পশ্চিমবঙ্গ，羅馬化：Paścimavaṅga）卽印度西孟加拉邦等地，有時包含印度比哈尔邦、特里普拉邦和奥里萨邦，这一地区的主要居民为孟加拉人，讲孟加拉語。人口的66%信奉伊斯兰教，33%信奉印度教。
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