Cox's Bazar is a town, a fishing port and district headquarters in Bangladesh. It is the world's longest uninterrupted natural sandy sea beach.

1. COX’S BAZAR
World Longest Natural Sea BeachName: Manas Saha
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2. 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".

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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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8. 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.

9. 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

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. Transport
easy way to move fast
Transport categories:
 By air
 By road
 by train
Air Transport
Cox'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.

15. 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