---
title: "Naogaon travel guide"
description: "Home of the Paharpur Buddhist Vihara (Somapura Mahavihara, UNESCO), plus the Kusumba Mosque and the Dibar Dighi stone pillar."
canonical: "https://luxurybangladesh.com/destinations/naogaon/"
type: "destination"
site: "Luxury Bangladesh"
updated: "2026-10-22"
llms_txt: "https://luxurybangladesh.com/llms.txt"
---

# Naogaon (নওগাঁ)

> Canonical page: https://luxurybangladesh.com/destinations/naogaon/ (cite this URL) · Site guide: https://luxurybangladesh.com/llms.txt

Home of the Paharpur Buddhist Vihara (Somapura Mahavihara, UNESCO), plus the Kusumba Mosque and the Dibar Dighi stone pillar.

Home of the Paharpur Buddhist Vihara (Somapura Mahavihara, UNESCO), plus the Kusumba Mosque and the Dibar Dighi stone pillar.

![Somapura Mahavihara, Naogaon, Bangladesh. It was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.](/media/luxurybangladesh/web/aerial-view-of-somapura-mahavihara-4338eca848-md.webp)
*Photo: Md. Ahsanul Haque Nayem / CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_Somapura_Mahavihara.jpg*