Friday, December 22, 2017

Cox's Bazar

    Cox's Bazar

    Cox's Bazar
    (King of Ocean)

    কক্সবাজার
    City
    Skyline of Cox's Bazar   (King of Ocean)
    Cox's Bazar   (King of Ocean) is located in Bangladesh
    Cox's Bazar   (King of Ocean)
    Cox's Bazar
    (King of Ocean)
    Location of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh
    Coordinates: 21°35′0″N 92°01′0″E
    Country Bangladesh
    Division Chittagong Division
    District Cox's Bazar District
    Area
     • City 6.85 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
    Elevation 3 m (10 ft)
    Population (2007 est.)Total population represents population in city and metro represents entire district.
     • City 51,918
     • Density 7,579.27/km2 (19,630.2/sq mi)
     • Metro 120,480
    Time zone BST (UTC+6)

    Saint Martin's Island.jpg
    Part of a series on Tourism in Bangladesh


    Beaches

    Cox's Bazar sea beach · Kuakata
    Patenga
    St. Martin's Island · Nijhum Dwip

    Hill stations

    Bandarban · Khagrachari · Rangamati
    Jaflong · Sripur · Srimongol

    Islands

    Chhera island · Bhola · Hatiya
    Kutubdia · Manpura · Nijhum Dwip
    Sandwip · Sonadia · St. Martin's Island

    Wildlife

    Sundarbans · Bhawal · Lawachara forest

    Waterfalls

    Hum Hum · Madhabkunda · Nafa-khum
    Jadipai

    Archaeological sites

    Bhitagarh · Choto Katra
    Jagaddala Mahavihara
    Mahasthangarh · Mainamati
    Mosque City of Bagerhat
    Noapara-Ishanchandranagar
     · Sonargaon  · Somapura Mahavihara
     · Wari-Bateshwar

    Architecture

    Ahsan Manzil · Bara Katra · Curzon Hall
    Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban
    Lalbagh Fort · Northbrook Hall

    Religious

    Mosques
    Sixty Dome Mosque

    Hindu Temples
    Kantaji Temple

    Buddhist Temples
    Buddha Dhatu Jadi

    Churches
    Armenian Church (Dhaka)

    Events

    International mother language day
    Pohela Boishakh

    National monuments

    Jatiyo Smriti Soudho
    Shaheed Minar

    Miscellaneous

    Gardens · Lakes · Museums
    Palaces · Parks · Rivers
    World Heritage Sites · Zoos

    Bangladesh Portal
    Cox's Bazar (Bengali: কক্সবাজার, pronounced [kɔksbadʒaɾ]) is a city, a fishing port, tourism centre and district headquarters in Bangladesh. The beach in Cox's Bazar is sandy and has a gentle slope; with a unbroken length of 120 km (75 mi), it is one of the longest sea beaches in the world.It is located 150 km (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".
    The modern Cox's Bazar derives its name from Captain Hiram Cox (died 1799), an officer of the British East India Company. Cox was appointed Superintendent of Palongkee outpost after Warren Hastings became Governor of Bengal. He embarked upon the task of rehabilitating refugees in the area and made significant progress[clarification needed]. Captain Cox died in 1799 before he could finish his work. To commemorate his role in rehabilitation work, a market was established and named Cox's Bazar after him. Unlike many locations in the Indian Subcontinent where name places dating to the colonial period were changed, Cox's name is up to the present retained in the city he founded.
    Today, Cox's Bazar is one of the most-visited tourist destinations in Bangladesh, although not a major international tourist destination. In 2013, the Bangladesh Government formed the Tourist Police unit to protect local and foreign tourists better, as well as to look after the nature and wildlife in the tourist spots of Cox's Baza

    In 2017, the Kutupalong refugee camp for Rohingya people escaping from Myanmar opened near Cox's Bazar.

    Contents

    • 1 Town
      • 1.1 History
    • 2 Geography and climate
    • 3 Important Educational Institutions
      • 3.1 Economy and development
      • 3.2 Tourist attractions near the town
    • 4 See also
    • 5 References
    • 6 External links

    Town

    Cox's Bazar Town was constituted in 1869, eventually becoming a B-grade municipality in 1989. Located along the Bay of Bengal in South Eastern Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar Town is a health resort. But it is famous mostly for its long natural sandy beach. The municipality covers an area of 6.85 km2 (2.64 sq mi) with 27 mahallas and 9 wards and has a population of 51,918. Cox's Bazar is connected by road and air with Chittagong.

    History

    The greater Chittagong area, including Cox's Bazar, was under the rule of Arakan kings from the early 9th century until its conquest by the Mughals in 1666 AD.When the Mughal Prince Shah Shuja was passing through the hilly terrain of the present-day Cox's Bazar on his way to Arakan, he was attracted to its scenic and captivating beauty. He commanded his forces to camp there. His retinue of one thousand palanquins stopped there for some time. A place named Dulahazara, meaning "one thousand palanquins," still exists in the area. After the Mughals, the place came under the control of the Tipras and the Arakanese, followed by the Portuguese and then the British.
    The name Cox's Bazar originated from the name of a British East India Company officer, Captain Hiram Cox, who was appointed as the Superintendent of Palonki (today's Cox's Bazar) outpost. He succeeded Warren Hastings, who became the Governor of Bengal following the British East India Company Act in 1773. The Captain rehabilitated many refugees in the area, but died in 1799 before he could finish his work. To commemorate him, a market was established and named after him, called Cox's Bazar. Cox's Bazar then was first established in 1854 and became a municipality in 1869.
    After the Sepoy Mutiny (Indian Rebellion of 1857) in 1857, the British East India Company was highly criticised and questioned on humanitarian grounds, specially for its opium trade monopoly over the Indian Sub-Continent. However, after its dissolution on 1 January 1874, all of the company's assets including its Armed Forces were acquired by the British Crown. After this historic take over, Cox's Bazar was declared a district of the Bengal Province under the British Crown.

             Cox's Bazar Map 
    from Series U542, US Army Map Service, 1955
    After the end of British rule in 1947, Cox's Bazar became part of East Pakistan. Captain Advocate Fazlul Karim, the first chairman (after independence from the British) of Cox's Bazar Municipality, established the Tamarisk Forest along the beach. He wanted to attract tourists as well as to protect the beach from tsunami. He donated much of his father-in-law's and his own lands as sites for constructing a Public Library and a Town Hall. He was inspired to build Cox's Bazar as a tourist spot after seeing beaches of Bombay and Karachi, and was a resort pioneer in developing Cox's Bazar as a destination. He founded a Maternity Hospital, the Stadium and the drainage system by procuring grants from the Ford Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation through correspondence. T. H. Matthews, the principal of the Dacca Engineering College (1949~1954), was a friend who had helped him in these fundraising efforts. Engineer Chandi Charan Das was the government civil engineer who had worked on all these projects. In 1959 the municipality was turned into a town committee.
    In 1961 the Geological Survey of Pakistan initiated investigation of radioactive minerals like monazite around the Cox's Bazar sea-beach area.

    Cox's Bazar Bus Terminal
    In 1971, Cox's Bazar wharf was used as a naval port by the Pakistan Navy's gunboats. This and the nearby airstrip of the Pakistan Air Force were the scene of intense shelling by the Indian Navy during the Bangladesh Liberation War. During the war, Pakistani soldiers killed many people in the town, including eminent lawyer Jnanendralal Chowdhury. The killing of two freedom fighters named Farhad and Subhash at Badar Mokam area is also recorded in history.
    After the independence of Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar started to get administrative attention. In 1972 the town committee of Cox's Bazar was turned into a municipality. In 1975, The Government of Bangladesh established a pilot plant at Kalatali.Later, in 1984 Cox's Bazar subdivision was promoted to a district, and five years later (in 1989) the Cox's Bazar municipality was elevated to B-grade. In 1994 (jobs) the Marine Fisheries and Technology Station (MFTS) was established at Cox's Bazar. MFTS is a research station of Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI) headquartered in Mymensingh. The station covers a land area of four hectares and contains five laboratories.In April 2007 Bangladesh got connected to the submarine cable network as a member of the SEA-ME-WE-4 Consortium, as Cox's Bazar was selected as the landing station of the submarine cable.In September 2012 the municipality was the site of the Cox's Bazar and Ramu riots, where local Muslims attacked the Buddhist community over an alleged Quran desecration posted to Facebook.

    Geography and climate


    Panorama of Cox's Bazar in the early morning: clouds on a blue sky, still water and forest in the distance.
    Cox's Bazar town with an area of 6.85 km2 (2.64 sq mi), is located at 21°35′0″N 92°01′0″E and bounded by Bakkhali River on the north and East, Bay of Bengal in the West, and Jhilwanj Union in the south.
    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 rest of the country. It is further characterised by the location in the coastal area. The annual average temperature in Cox's Bazar remains at about a maximum of 34.8 °C (94.6 °F) and a minimum of 16.1 °C (61.0 °F). The average amount of rainfall remains at 3,524 mm (138.7 in).
    [hide]Climate data for Cox's Bazar
    Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
    Record high °C (°F) 32.8
    (91)
    33.9
    (93)
    36.1
    (97)
    37.2
    (99)
    35.0
    (95)
    36.1
    (97)
    33.3
    (91.9)
    33.3
    (91.9)
    34.4
    (93.9)
    33.9
    (93)
    33.3
    (91.9)
    31.7
    (89.1)
    37.2
    (99)
    Average high °C (°F) 26.7
    (80.1)
    28.5
    (83.3)
    30.9
    (87.6)
    32.1
    (89.8)
    32.3
    (90.1)
    30.7
    (87.3)
    30.0
    (86)
    30.2
    (86.4)
    30.9
    (87.6)
    31.6
    (88.9)
    30.0
    (86)
    27.5
    (81.5)
    30.1
    (86.2)
    Average low °C (°F) 15.0
    (59)
    17.0
    (62.6)
    20.7
    (69.3)
    23.9
    (75)
    25.1
    (77.2)
    25.2
    (77.4)
    25.1
    (77.2)
    25.0
    (77)
    25.0
    (77)
    24.3
    (75.7)
    21.1
    (70)
    16.5
    (61.7)
    22.0
    (71.6)
    Record low °C (°F) 7.8
    (46)
    9.4
    (48.9)
    11.1
    (52)
    16.1
    (61)
    16.7
    (62.1)
    20.6
    (69.1)
    21.7
    (71.1)
    19.4
    (66.9)
    21.7
    (71.1)
    17.2
    (63)
    13.3
    (55.9)
    8.9
    (48)
    7.8
    (46)
    Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.1
    (0.161)
    17.0
    (0.669)
    34.7
    (1.366)
    121.8
    (4.795)
    286.8
    (11.291)
    801.9
    (31.571)
    924.6
    (36.402)
    667.1
    (26.264)
    330.1
    (12.996)
    213.6
    (8.409)
    109.4
    (4.307)
    13.0
    (0.512)
    3,524.1
    (138.744)
    Average precipitation days 1 2 3 6 13 19 22 21 14 7 4 1 113
    Average relative humidity (%) 72 71 75 78 80 87 89 88 86 82 77 74 80
    Source #1: Bangladesh Meteorological Department
    Source #2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (extremes)

    Important Educational Institutions

    1962: Cox's Bazar Govt. College is the earliest Secondary and bachelor's degree offering college founded in Cox's Bazar.
    1985: Cox's Bazar Law College is the first profession based college founded in this district.
    1991: Cox's Bazar Govt. Women's College is the first Secondary and bachelor's degree offering college in this district solely for women.
    2008: Cox's Bazar Medical College is the first medical college in this district and 200 bedded hospital

    Other Colleges in this area: Cox's Bazar City College, Ramu Degree College, Ukhiya Degree College, Teknaf Degree College, Moheskhali degree college

    High Schools: Cox's Bazar Govt. High School, Cox's Bazar Govt. Girls High School, Cox's Bazar Model High School, Kishalaya Model High School, Chokoria, Korak Bidda-pith, Chokoria, Chokoria Govt. High School, Palong Model High School, Shilkhali High School, Pekua.

    Economy and development

    Cox's Bazar Lighthouse
    Cox's Bazar is located in Bangladesh
    Cox's Bazar
    Bangladesh
    Location Cox's Bazar
    Bangladesh
    Coordinates 21°25′53″N 91°58′42″E
    Year first constructed n/a
    Foundation concrete base
    Construction metal skeletal tower
    Tower shape square prism skeletal tower with balcony and lantern
    Markings / pattern white tower, orange lantern
    Height 7 metres (23 ft)
    Focal height 54 metres (177 ft)
    Range 21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi)
    Characteristic Fl W 15s.
    Admiralty number F1056.4
    NGA number 26756 
    ARLHS number BAN-001
    Managing agent Bangladesh Department of Shipping
    Submarine Cable Landing Station:

    Submarine Cable Landing Station
    As one of the most beautiful and famous tourist spots in Bangladesh, the major source of economy in Cox's Bazar is tourism. Millions of foreigners and Bangladeshi natives visit this city every year. As a result, a large number of hotels, guest houses and motels have been built in the city and coastal region. Many people are involved in hospitality and customer service orientated businesses. The number of high-end hotels in the city was about 2 or 3 about 5 years ago, but today there are dozens and counting. A few international hotel chains now operate in the city, but others are planning to build hotels here.
    People are also involved in fishing and collecting seafood and sea products for their livelihood. Oysters, snails, pearls and their ornaments are very popular with tourists. Some people are involved in the transportation business for tourists. Cox's Bazar is one of the few major spots for aquaculture in Bangladesh.Along with Khulna, it is considered a major source of revenue from foreign exchanges. Beside a mix of small-scale agriculture, marine and inland fishing and salt production are other industrial sources that play important roles in the national economy.

    Tourist attractions near the town

           Beach-side

    Beach-side accessories for the tourists at Cox's Bazar
    The beach is the main attraction of the town. There is several 3 star and 5 star hotels provide exclusive beachside area with accessories for the tourist. Visitors in other hotels visit the Laboni beach which is the area of the beach closest to the town. Other than the beach there are several places of interest near the town which can easily be visited from town centre.
    • Himchari National Park : Himchari is located just south of the Cox's Bazar town. It consists of lush tropical rain forest, grasslands and trees, and features a number of waterfalls, the biggest of which cascades down toward the sandy, sun-drenched beach. The National Park was established in 1980 by the Government of Bangladesh as a conservation area for research, education and recreation. Once it was the stomping grounds of herds of Asian elephant. It is still home to a limited number of these mammals.
    • Aggmeda Khyang: a large Buddhist monastery, and a place revered by around 400,000 Buddhist people of Cox's Bazar; and the Chittagong Hill Tracts. The main sanctuary is posted on a series of round timber columns. It has a prayer chamber and an assembly hall along with a repository of large and small bronze Buddha images and a number of old manuscripts.
    • Ramu ; about 10 km (6 mi) from Cox's Bazar, is a village with a sizeable Buddhist population. The village is famous for its handicrafts and homemade cigars. There are monasteries, khyangs and pagodas containing images of Buddha in bronze, gold and other metals with precious stones. One of the most interesting of these temples is on the bank of the Baghkhali river. It houses not only relics and Burmese handicrafts but also a large bronze statue of Buddha measuring thirteen feet high which rests on a six feet high pedestal. Weavers ply their trade in open workshops and craftsmen make handmade cigars in their pagoda like houses.
    • Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park: Bangabandhu Sheikh MujibSafari Park is the first Safari Park in Bangladesh. The nature of the forest is tropical evergreen and rich with Garjan, Boilam, Telsur and Chapalish along with herbs, shrubs and creepers. Safari Park is a declared protected area where the animals are kept in fairly large area with natural environment and visitors can easily see the animal when ever they visit by bus, jeep or on foot. This park was established on the basis of South Asian model. This safari park is an extension of an animal sanctuary located along the Chittagong-Cox's Bazar road about 50 km (30 mi) from Cox's Bazar town. The sanctuary itself protects a large number of wild elephants which are native to the area. In the safari park there are domesticated elephants which are available for a ride. Other animal attractions include lions, Bengal tigers, Crocodiles, Bears, Chitals and lots of different types of birds and monkeys.which is wonder full project to attract the tourist.
    • Inani Beach :Inani is a stony beach near Cox's Bazar.

    See also

  • Cox's Bazar District
  • Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila
  • Cox's Bazar Airport

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