Lesson 1/34 min
Sea beaches
Cox's Bazar beach
- The world's longest natural (unbroken) sea beach; the tourism capital of Bangladesh
- Length: 120 km (Banglapedia)
- Other name Panowa; old name Palkiong/Falking (Khandokar)
- Famous spots: Labani beach, Himchhari, Inani beach, Sabrang (Teknaf)
Watch out: Many books give the length of Cox's Bazar beach as 155 km; according to Banglapedia it is 120 km (Zubair prints the same correction).
Some beaches
| Beach | Location | Special fact |
|---|---|---|
| Kuakata | Latachapli, Kalapara, Patuakhali | 18 km long; the only beach with both sunrise and sunset views; ‘Sagarkanya’ (daughter of the sea); a Hindu and Buddhist pilgrimage place; Rakhine culture |
| Inani | Cox's Bazar (27 km south of the town) | Golden sand and clear water; the ‘black gold’ zircon is found |
| Parki | Anwara, Chattogram | At the mouth of the Karnaphuli; locally ‘Parkir Char’ |
| Patenga | Chattogram | At the mouth of the Karnaphuli |
| Gangamati | Kalapara, Patuakhali | 12 km long |
| Katka | Sundarbans | — |
| Taruya | Char Fasson, Bhola | — |
More
- After Cox's Bazar, the other attractive tourist beach is Kuakata (Patuakhali)
- A deep trench in the Bay of Bengal is the ‘Swatch of No Ground’, also called Gangakhat (Zubair)
Check yourself
Which beach is called ‘Sagarkanya’?
At a glance
- 1
Cox's Bazar beach is 120 km (Banglapedia); the world's longest natural beach.
- 2
Kuakata (Kalapara, Patuakhali) = Sagarkanya; both sunrise and sunset can be seen.
- 3
Inani is in Cox's Bazar (zircon); Parki and Patenga are in Chattogram (Karnaphuli mouth).
- 4
Gangamati is in Patuakhali; Taruya in Bhola; Katka in the Sundarbans.
- 5
Swatch of No Ground = Gangakhat (Zubair).