Kuakata \\ কুয়াকাটা

                                                                Kuakata \\ কুয়াকাটা

Kuakata is a town recognized for its panoramic sea seaside.it is placed in south-eastern Bangladesh, and is the range two visitor destination in the u . s .. kuakata beach is a sandy expanse 18 kilometers (eleven mi) lengthy and 3 kilometers extensive. from the seashore one will have an unobstructed view of each sunrise and sundown over the bay of Bengal.                                                                    

                                                Etymology  

 The call kuakata originated from the phrase 'kua'-the Bengali word for "well" which became dug on the ocean shore by the early Rankine settlers in search of accumulating ingesting water, who landed on kuakata coast within the eighteenth century after being expelled from arakan (Myanmar) with the aid of the mugfuls. afterwards, it has turn out to be a lifestyle of digging properly within the neighborhoods of rakhaine tribes for water.

                                             Geography

Kuakata is placed in kalapara upazila, patuakhali district.it's miles approximately 320 kilometers (200 mi) south of dhaka, the capital, and about 70 kilometres (43 mi) from the district headquarters.

                                                Culture

Kuakata is the area of pilgrimage for each hindu and buddhist communities. innumerable devotees arrive here on the festival of 'rush purnima' and 'maghi purnima'. on those two occasions the pilgrims take holy bath at the bay and take part inside the conventional festivals.[1] one might also visit the one hundred years old buddhist temple wherein the statue of goutama buddha and two wells of 2 hundred years antique are located.

Motels at kuakata:

Kuakata, despite the fact that the second biggest sea seashore in bangladesh, were hitherto not noted, or less visited through a huge variety of travelers like we see in cox's bazar. this became ordinarily because the street condition and a lot of ferries used to preserve the travellers disinterested to visit kuakata up till now. however in the latest years, the government had improved the roads and highways which hyperlink the direction to kuakata. the street circumstance is currently in exact situation and three ferries were replaced by bridges after patuakhali to kuakata, therefore the tour time and hassles at the ferry pontoons had been substantially decreased. now simplest padma bridge and lebukhali final, kuakata is turning into a prime traveller enchantment for each local and foreign vacationers. because the tourism is beginning to float across the kuakata's splendor, a handful of hotels have structured around the kukata premises. the pioneer to spearhead the visitor attraction is kuakata grand inn. this is a best 5 star widespread boutique resort and inn at kuakata giving pinnacle elegance safety and finest inn offerings to both nearby and foreign travelers. following kuakata grand motel different high internet worth buyers are eyeing kuakata as a prime lodge and inn appeal. there are a few budget lodges at kuakata too. but for discerning clients, by a long way; kuakata grand inn, kuakakata visitor house stands out with top class services and amenities.resort website. to go right here have 4 character root.via bus,air,launch are to be had transport.

                                                 

Beach

Kuakata gives a full view of the sunrise and sunset from the same white sandy beach in the water of the bay of Bengal. locally known as shagor kannya (daughter of ocean), the long strip of darkish, marbled sand stretches for about 18 kilometers (11 mi). the lengthy and extensive seashore at kuakata has an ordinary natural setting. this sandy seaside has mild slopes into the bay of Bengal. kuakata is also a sanctuary for migratory wintry weather birds.

On the jap stop of the seashore is gongamati reserved forest, an evergreen mangrove forest and snippet of the original kuakata. while the rakhines settled in the area in 1784, kuakata was a part of the larger sundarbans woodland. however, the sundarbans is now at a distance of one-hour through pace boat. as a mangrove woodland, gongamati, like the sundarbans, offers some protection towards tidal surges, however it too is being threatened by way of logging and deforestation. the best way to reach the wooded area is with the aid of foot or motorcycle along the beach, where a flock of flag flying fishing boats can be seen trawling the coast. choosing to go to gangamati within the overdue afternoon is a perfect time to watch the solar forged shadows on the abstract exposed mangrove roots.

On thirteen September 2007 government had announced a pink alert in kuakata as warning for a probable tsunami.