History of Kuakata: The best tourist spot of Bangladesh

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Kuakata's Zone

Kuakata Beach 


Kuakata is a town in southern Bangladesh known for its panoramic sea beach. Kuakata beach is a sandy expanse 18 kilometres (11 mi) long and 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) wide. From the beach one can have an unobstructed view of both sunrise and sunset over the Bay of Bengal.

Etymology

The name Kuakata originated from the word 'kua' — the Bengali word for "well" which was dug on the seashore by the early Rakhine settlers(Burmese tribes) in quest of collecting drinking water. They landed on the Kuakata coast in the 18th century after being expelled from Arakan (Myanmar) by the Burmese extremests . Afterwards, it has become a tradition of digging wells in the neighbourhoods of Rakhaine tribes for water.

Geography

Kuakata is in Kalapara Upazila, Patuakhali District. It is about 320 kilometres (200 mi) south of Dhaka, the capital, and about 70 kilometres (43 mi) from the district headquarters.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kuakata had 2,065 households and a population of 9,077.

Culture

Kuakata is a place of pilgrimage for Hindu and Buddhist communities. Innumerable devotees arrive here at the festivals of 'Rush Purnima' and 'Maghi Purnima'. On these occasions the pilgrims take holy baths at the bay and participate in the traditional fairs. One may visit a 100-year-old Buddhist temple where the statue of Goutama Buddha and two 200-year-old wells are located.

Tourism

The town Kuakata has sea beach named Kuakata Beach. Many tourists visit the place to see the beach although it hasn’t international recognition like Cox's Bazar Beach but it is popular in Bangladesh. There are many places tourist visit such as -

·         Kuakata National Park

·         Kuakata Ecopark

·         Forest of Fatra

·         Well of Kuakata

·         Shima Buddhist Monastery

·         Rakhaine settlement of Keranipara

·         Alipur Port

·         Mishripara Buddhist Monastery

·         Forest of Gangamati

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