World longest natural sandy sea beach

Cox’s bazar is a world’s longest natural sandy sea beach. It is about 125km sandy sea beach with a gentle slope. It is situated 150km south of Chittagong. Cox’s bazaar is also known by the name ‘Panowa’, the literal translation of which means ‘yellow flower’.the modern Cox’s bazar derives its name from Captain Hiram Cox, who died here in 1799 after he had established a colony of Mogh who sought shelter in British territory after the conquest of Arakan by the Burmese two third of the population of the town are descendants of these refugees. Captain Cox’s established a market and named after him Cox’s bazaar. Miles of golden sands towering cliffs, pagodas, Buddhist temples and tribes, delightful seafood in Cox’s bazar. Although Cox’s bazar is one of the most visiterd tourist spot in Bangladesh, it has yet to become a major international tourist spot, due to lack of publicity.

There are several places of interest near the town which can easily be visited from town center.

Ramu : This is a typical Buddhist village, it is about 10km from Cox’s bazar,on the main road to Chittagong, there are Monasnestices, Khyangs and Pagodas containing images of Buddha in gold, bronze and metals inlaid with precious stones. Ramu is a village with a sizeable Buddhist population. The village is famous for its handicrafts and homemade cigars. One of the most interesting of these temples is on the bank of the Baghkhali river.

 

Maheshkhali : It is a small island ( 268 square km ) off the Cox’s bazar coast. It is about 10km by speedboat to the north west of Cox’s bazar and standing on a hill is the Moheskhali island. The island offers panoramic scenic beauty and is coverd by a range of low hills, about 300 feet high. There is a 165 years old temple known as Adinath temple. With the interesting history of its discovery, it is a most attractive spot especially during the festive month of falgoon (February – March).

 

Sonadia Island : It is a crescent shaped island of only 9 square km. just opposite across Cox’s bazar . this island is a paradise of migratory birds like petrel, geese, ducks, curlew, spine, redshank, lapwing, whim bird and other birds and fowls. The western side of the beach is sandy and different kinds of shells are found on the beach. During winter season  fisherman set up temporary camps on the island and dry their catches of sea fish.

 

Teknaf : It is 80 km south of Cox’s bazar is a pleasure spot on the west bank of Naf river. This also marks the end point of Cox’s bazar beach. A small town, it has arrangements for picnic hunting and boating.

Inani : This is another magnificent place to see. It is about 32 km to the south of Cox’s bazar. Inani is full of stony beach and the calmness and serenity of Inani is mind blowing.