COX’S BAZAR

World Longest Natural Sea Beach Name: Manas Saha

ID: 11.01.02.102

4th Year 2nd Semester

Cox's Bazar

(Bengali: কক্সবাজার Kaksbajar) is a seaside

town, a fishing port and district headquarters

in Bangladesh. is known for its wide and long

sandy beach, which is considered by many as

the world's longest natural sandy sea beach.

The beach in Cox's Bazar is an unbroken 125

kilometers (78 mile) sandy sea beach with a

gentle slope. It is located 150 kilometers

(93 mi) south of the industrial port of

Chittagong Cox's Bazar is also known by the

name Panowa, whose literal translation means

"yellow flower". Its other old name was

"Palongkee".

Cox's Bazar

It consists of 8 upazilas, 3 municipalities, 27 wards, 58

mahallas, 67 union parishads, 199 mouzas and 975

villages.

Upazilas: Cox's Bazar Sadar, Chakaria, Maheshkhali,

Teknaf, Ramu, Kutubdia and Ukhia.

Population: 1757321

Important educational institutions:

Medical Colleges: Cox's Bazar Medical College .

Colleges: Cox's Bazar Govt. College, Cox's Bazar

Woman

College, Cox's Bazar City College, Ramu Degree

College,

Primary Teacher's Training Institute (P.T.I)

High Schools: Cox's Bazar Govt. High School, Cox's

Bazar Govt. Girls High School,Baitush Sharaf Jabbaria

Academy

History

Ancient name of Cox's Bazar was Bakoli, Mid-seventeenth's name

was PENGWA. The Rakhyne word PENGWA means yellow flower.

Burmese King Monwaing attacked Cox's Bazar in 1784. He killed the

Arakanese King Thamada and took control of the area. So the Arakanese

left the area to take shelter in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and Patuakhali.

The Government of the then East India Company appointed Captain

Hiram Cox as Superintendent and assigned him to rehabilitate the

Arakanese refugees. On arrival there in 1799, he defeated the Burmese

king in a battle and rehabilitated the Arakanese refugees. After the war,

he set up a bazar (market) in that place which was named as Cox's Bazar

after him.

Geography

Panorama of Cox's Bazar in the early morning:

clouds in a blue sky, still water and forest in the distance.

Cox's Bazar District has an area of 2491.86 km². It is located

at 21°35′0″N 92°01′0″E/ 21.58333°N 92.01667°Eand is

bounded by Chittagong District on the north, Bay of Bengal

in the south, Bandarban District on the east, and the Bay of

Bengal on the west. Major rivers include Matamuhuri,

Bakkhali, Reju Khal, Naf River, Maheshkhali channel and

Kutubdia channel. The area of the city of Cox's Bazar is

6.85 km².

Climate

The climate of Bangladesh is mostly determined by its

location in the tropical monsoon region: high

temperature, heavy rainfall, generally excessive

humidity, and distinct seasonal variations.[The climate

of Cox's Bazar is mostly similar to the that of rest of the

country. The district having been a coastal region often

becomes victim to sea storm, tidal bore, hurricane and

cyclone.

The annual average temperature in Cox's Bazar remains

at about a maximum of 34.8 °C and a minimum of

16.1 °C. The average amount of rainfall remains at

4,285 mm.

Tourist attractions The flamboyant township at the head of a 120 km

long beach with lines of fancy shops on either sides

of Cox's Bazar main road, calm and peaceful

Khyangs and Pagodas, Rakhyne quarters, fish

harbour of Kostura Ghat, the sights of the rising sun

behind the hills and setting of it into the Bay of

Bengal- all together gives the aura of a fairy land- a

tourist paradise.

Jhinuk market for the tourists and the Burmese

market dealing in luxury goods from Burma,

Thailand and China.

Laboni Beach

Laboni beach is the main beach of Cox’s Bazar. It is the

closest sea beach to the town. Near the beach there are

hundreds of shops selling souvenirs and beach

accessories to the tourists

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Inani beach

Inani beach is located 35km south of Cox’s Bazar town.

This beach is famous for its golden sand and clean shark

free water which is ideal for sea bathing. Most tourists

prefer to come down here for relaxing because it is free

from the crowd of tourists.

Himchari

Himchari is located about 18km south of Cox’s

Bazar. Himchari is famous for its waterfalls. The road

to Himchari runs by the open sea on one side and

hills on the other which makes the journey to

Himchari very attractive.

Aggmeda Khyang

A large Buddhist monastery, and a

place revered by around 400,000

Buddhist people of Cox's Bazar Hill

Tracts.

St. Martin's Island

The only coral island in Bangladesh,

is situated at 9 km south of Teknaf.

It is a popular tourist spot

Teknaf

A romantic old-world border township in the

southern tip of Bangladesh territory looking up to

the Myanmar high hill ranges across the river Naf.

Teknaf is 85 km from Cox's Bazar by road and 120

km by the beach along the sea. One can reach there

by public transport that leaves Cox's Bazar every

hour. It is about 2 hours' journey each way.

Moheshkhali

An island in the Bay in the north western

direction off Cox's Bazar. The island is dotted

here and there with forested hills with the ancient

Adinath Temple and a Buddhist vihara in its

midst, fishermen's villages and the Rakhyne

villages etc. are greater attractions of the island.

Engine boats and trawlers ply between the island

and Cox's Bazar main land every hour throughout

the day.

Speed-boats and trawlers ferry across passengers

regularly. Speed-boats take 10-15 minutes and

trawlers half an hour.

Sonadia

It is about seven kilometer of Cox's Bazar

and about nine square kilometer in area. This

is a maiden island of Cox's Bazar across the

Bay. Under the wide open blue sky fishing

community, dry fish processing and colonies

of the red sea crabs are attractions of the

island.

Ramu

A small Buddhist village Ramu is 15 km away

from Cox's Bazar. Attractions include ancient

Buddhist temple and Khyang, Ramkot

Bonashram, Tirthadham, rubber gardens,

Buddhist locality Red Chin Khyang, White

Chin Khyang, Jhorkhyang. Ramu is half an

hour bus ride from Cox's Bazar. Taxi and

minibus are available too. World biggest

Buddhist temple is situated in Ramu.

Transport

easy way to move fast

Transport categories:

By air

By road

by train

Air TransportCox's Bazar is connected with capital

Dhaka by United Air, Biman, GMG and

the Royal Bengal. By Air it is 30 minutes

journey from the domestic terminal of

Shahjalal International Airport at Dhaka.

Accommodation

Cox's Bazar having been a great tourist

resort various establishments have

developed in the town including 6 big

hotels, 30 medium hotels, 50 semi-

medium hotels.

Categories

5 star : HOTEL SEAGULL, hotel sea palace

4 star : Hotel Kollol

3 star : Hotel Coral Reef, Uni Resort Ltd, Silvia Resort,

hotel mishuk Nitol Bay Resort, etc.

Standerd : Alam Guest House, Blue Ocean Guest

House, Dimond Palace Guest House etc

HOTEL SEAGULL