Azimpur, Dhaka
Azimpur is an old region in the old part of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. The region is named after 7th Mughal Emperor Azam Shah who was the youngest son and successor of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Other accounts attribute the name to Azim-us-Shaan, the Nayeb-e-Nazim of Dhaka during the early 18th century, who was a grandson of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. This area started to decay in the colonial era. In 1850, Azimpur shown as a no man's land in the map of surveyor general. In 1950, this area was redesigned as the government employee's residence.
Geography
Azimpur is located at. Its total area is 1.17 km.Demographics
As of the 1991 [Bangladesh census], Azimpur has a population of 96,641; male 51,598, female 45.043.[Image:Azimpur Colony1.JPG|right|thumb|Azimpur Government Colony]
After the 1947 partition, many apartment buildings were built in Azimpur for government officers. The region has one of the largest cemeteries of Dhaka. The graveyard was established in 1850 on of land. It has more than 3900 permanent graves, and many temporary graves.