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Cox's Bazar is a town; a fishing port and district
headquarter in Bangladesh.
It is known for its wide sandy beach which is claimed to be the world's longest
natural sandy sea beach. It is an unbroken 125 km sandy sea beach with a
gentle slope. Since the rise and fall of the tide here is not great, it is a
good place for sea bathing. It is located 150 km south of Chittagong.
Cox’s Bazar is also known by the name "Panowa", the literal
translation of which means "yellow flower". Its other old name was
"Palongkee". The modern Cox's Bazar derives its name from Captain Cox
(died 1799), an officer serving in British India. In the
18th century, an officer of British East India Company, Captain Hiram Cox was
appointed as the Superintendent of Palongkee outpost after Warren Hastings
became the Governor of Bengal. Captain Cox pie was specially mobilized to deal
with a century long conflict between Arakan refugees and local Rakhains. The
Captain was a compassionate soul and the plight of the people touched his
heart. He embarked upon the mammoth task of rehabilitating refugees in the
area, and made significant progress. A premature death took Captain Cox in 1799
before he could finish his work. But the work he had done earned him a place in
the hearts of the locals and to commemorate his role in rehabilitation work a
market was established and named after him as Cox's Bazaar ("Cox's
Market"). Although Cox's Bazar is one of the most visited tourist
destinations in Bangladesh,
it has yet to become a major international tourist destination, due to lack of
publicity.
Tourists and accommodation:
Cox's Bazar, arguably the best tourist spot in Bangladesh,
is visited by a large number of tourist from Britain,
America, Korea,
Japan, India,
Nepal, Pakistan
and many more countries each year. Though there is no specific record in
Bangladesh Porjatan Corporation (BPC) on how many people usually visit Cox's
Bazar each year but an AFP report says that during the winter 10,000 available
rooms in the beach area hotels usually remain occupied almost seven days a week. Accommodation near the beach varies from an expensive
range to a reasonable price. Many private hotels, BPC Motels and two Five
Star hotels are located near the beach.
The beach:
The main attraction of Cox's Bazar is the long sandy beach that stretches
from the mouth of the Bakkhali river going all the way to Teknaf. Although
commonly known as Cox's Bazar beach, it stretches far beyond the area
designated as Cox's Bazar town.
Places of interest along the beach:
- Laboni
Beach: This is the
main beach of Cox's
Bazar and is considered the main beach due to the fact that it is closest
to the town. Close to the beach, there are hundreds of small shops selling
souvenirs and beach accessories to the tourists.
- Himchari: Located
about 18 km south of Cox’s Bazar along the sea beach, is a nice place
for the picnic and film shooting. This picnic spot 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.
Its another attraction is the Christmas tree.
- Enani
Beach: Located 35
km south of Cox’s Bazar, this white sandy beach is located within Ukhia
Thana.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 that is usually
seen at the Laboni beach.
Hotel of Coxbazar:
Hotel KollolTel # 0341 - 64748
Fax # 0341 - 64748
Email-info@hotelkollol.com
Mobile # 01727613258, 01819548434
Address- Hotel Motel Zone, Sea Beach Road, Kollol Point, Coxsbazar Hotel
NiribiliAddress:
Shahid
Sharani, Cox's
Bazar
Telephone:
63873, 66334Hotel
Panowa
Address:
Laldeghir
Par, Cox's
Bazar,Bangladesh
Telephone:
64430, 64382
Hotel JhawtalaAddress:
Main
Road, Cox's
Bazar
Telephone:
63445Hotel
Sea Queen
(Pvt.) Ltd.Address:
Jhawtala,
Main Road
Cox's Bazar
Telephone:
63789, 63878
Hotel
Holiday cox's
BazarAddress:
1
Motel Road,
Cox's Bazar
Telephone:
3875
Hotel
M.S Guest
Care
Address:
Main
Road, East
Side of Thana
,Cox'sBazar
Telephone:
63930
Hotel
LaboniAddress:
Main
Road, Cox's
Bazar
Telephone:
64703
Hotel
Golden Star
Address:
38
Sadarghat
Road,Cox's
Bazar
Telephone:
6222127, 622146
Hotel
Palongkee
Ltd
Address:
Laldeghi
East, Cox's
Bazar
Telephone:
63873,
63667
Hotel
Shaibal
Address:
Cox's
Bazar, Bangladesh
Telephone:
63274, 63275
Hotel
ProbalAddress:
Cox's
Bazar, Bangladesh
Telephone:
63211
Hotel
UpalAddress:
Cox's
Bazar, Bangladesh
Telephone:
64258
Renaissance
The Grand
Hotel
Address:
Main
Road, Cox's
Bazar
Telephone:
64709, 011-703411
Hotel
Diamond Palace
& Guest
House
Address:
Kalalali
Road, Cox's
Bazar
Telephone:
63642
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