Kuakata ( bn, কুয়াকাটা) (
Burmese
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* Something of, from, or related to Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia
* Burmese people
* Burmese language
* Burmese alphabet
* Burmese cuisine
* Burmese culture
Animals
* Burmese cat
* Burmese chicken
* Burmese (hor ...
/
Rakhine/
Arakanese:ကုအာကာတ) is a town in southern
Bangladesh known for its panoramic
sea beach.
[ Kuakata beach is a sandy expanse long and wide.][
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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 extremists . Afterwards, it has become a tradition of digging wells in the neighbourhoods of Rakhaine tribes for water.
Geography
Kuakata is situated in Kalapara Upazila, Patuakhali District.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census
In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...
, 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.
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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
Gallery
File:Kuakata Sea Beach.JPG, Kuakata Beach
File:Cyclone signal 7 Kuakata Sea Beach Patuakhali Bangladesh (2).JPG, Beach
File:Mangrove Forest in Kuakata Sea Beach Patuakhali Bangladesh (5).JPG, Mangrove forest
File:Kuakata sea beach(east side).jpeg, Kuakata at early morning
File:Kuakata_4k.jpg, Kuakata Beach
File:Kuakata_Patuakhali.jpg, Kuakata Sea Beach
See also
* List of cities and towns in Bangladesh
* Cox's Bazar
Cox's Bazar (; bn, কক্সবাজার, Kôksbajar; ) is a city, fishing port, tourism centre, and district headquarters in Southeastern Bangladesh. It is located south of the city of Chittagong. Cox's Bazar is also known by the na ...
– a tourist beach town in southeastern Bangladesh
* Patenga – a tourist beach in the city of Chittagong
Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...
References
External links
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Kuakata Travel Guide
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Tourism in Bangladesh
Populated places in Patuakhali District