Hello @sarifuxd ,
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This is a very cool photo, thanks for sharing it with us. Could you please tell us a bit more about this place?
I’m a bit curious about one thing, I have always seen photos of people dressed on the beach there, Is there any reason for it? Is the water cold?
I also wanted to let you know that I’ve moved your post to the topic section Photography where it fits better. This section is used for sharing photos.
Thank You @FelipePK
Cox’s Bazar sea beach is the longest sea beach in the world, 120 km long, having no 2nd instance. The wavy water of Bay of Bengal touches the beach throughout this 120 km.
For Bangladeshi’s, it doesn’t get much better than Cox’s Bazar, the country’s most popular beach town than the other one 'Kuakata beach town. It’s sort of a Cancun of the east. It’s choc-a-bloc with massive well-architectured concrete structures, affluent 5 & 3-star hotels, catering largely to the country’s elite and overseas tourists. The beach is only a bit crowded in tourist season, October to March, especially near the hotel-motel zone, but remains virgin during the rest of the year, April to September, when it’s better to take a trip there.
The part of the 120 km beach is named differently having diversified flora & fauna. It starts with ‘Laboni Beach,’ Sughandha Beach’ within the Cox’s Bazar region and 10 km south is known as ‘Himchari Beach’,30 km fur known as ‘Inani Beach’ and more 70 km off is the ‘Teknaf Beach’. Things should be quieter here, but still, expect to draw great attention. The entire 120 km beach can be traveled in one go by motorbike. The more one gets into the south, the more the ocean water becomes blue.
Surfing Cox’s Bazar town though a small one, yet the same is a town of heritage. The sailor ‘Captain Cox’ explored the locality to name it on his own name. The local people both domiciled Burmese and Chittagonian lives in harmony. The major people are moderate Muslims but ‘Buddhists’ also live there. Be aware that at the local Buddhist temple, local non-Buddhist Bangladeshis will follow you around giving you a ‘tour,’ then demand money. This money, of course, goes in their pocket and not to the temple in any way.
Miles of golden sand, towering cliffs, surfing waves, colorful pagodas, Buddhist temples and tribes, delightful seafood — this is Cox’s Bazar, the tourist capital of Bangladesh.
There are also a few very old wooden Buddhist temples at Ramu, a few kilometers from Cox’s Bazar, well worth visiting.
A drive to Teknaf, which is the southernmost tip of the mainland of Bangladesh, is a memorable journey. A day trip to either Moheshkhali or Sonadia, the deltaic islands nestled among the gentle waves of the Bay of Bengal, will also be really interesting.
Other attractions for visitors are conch shell market, tribal handicraft, salt, and prawn cultivation.
- Himchari: It is about 32 km south of Cox’s Bazar along the beach, a nice place for a picnic and photo-shooting. The famous “Broken Hills” and waterfalls here are rare sights.
- Inani Beach: It is about 32 km south of Cox’s Bazar and just on the beach, with the sea to the west and a background of steep hills to the east. Inani casts a magic spell on those who step into that dreamland. It is only half an hour’s drive from Cox’s Bazar and an ideal place for sea-bathing and a picnic.
- Maheskhali: An island off the coast of Cox’s Bazar. It has an area of 268 square kilometers. Through the center of the island and along the eastern coastline rises a range of low hills, 300 feet high; but the coast to the west and north is a low-lying treat, fringed by mangrove jungle. In the hills on the coast is built the shrine of Adinath, dedicated to Shiva. By its side on the same hill is a Buddhist Pagoda.
- Ramu: This is a typical Buddhist village, about 16 km from Cox’s Bazar, on the main road to Chittagong. There are monasteries, khyangs, and pagodas containing images of Buddha in gold, bronze and other metals inlaid with precious stones.
The village has a charm of its own. Weavers ply their trade in open workshops and craftsmen make handmade cigars in their pagoda like houses.
- Sonadia Island: It is about seven kilometers from Cox’s Bazar and about nine square kilometers in area. The western side of the island is sandy and different kinds of shells are found on the beach. Off the northern part of the island, there are beds of windowpane oysters. During winter fisherman set up temporary camps on the island and dry their catches of sea fish.
- Teknaf: Southernmost tip of Bangladesh, Teknaf situated on the Naaf river and just at the end of the hilly regions of the district. Myanmar is on the opposite bank of the Naaf river. Wild animals and birds are available but the most interesting thing is a journey on the river. Wide sandy beach in the backdrop of high hills with green forests is an enchanting scene never to be forgotten.
Hello @sarifuxd ,
Thank you so much to introduce a bit of this amazing seaside to us. I hope to visit it one day. =)
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Thank You man @FelipePK
Beautiful brother
Hello @sarifuxd ,
Just wanted to let you know to avoid post text or photo from others websites on Connect. Try always write using your own words in your future posts. =)
By the way, I’ve noticed that your post have a Arabic language label on your post, so I removed it. If you want to know more about the language labels I recommend you to read the article How do I find posts in my preferred language?.