Showing posts with label Cox's Bazar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cox's Bazar. Show all posts

17 July, 2012

Today, Cox's Bazar is one of the most-visited tourist destinations in Bangladesh,

Cox's Bazar (Bengali: কক্সবাজার) is a town, a fishing port and district headquarters in Bangladesh. It is known for its wide sandy beach which is the world's longest natural sandy sea beach.[2][3][4] It is an unbroken 125 km sandy sea beach with a gentle slope. It is located 150 km south of the industrial port 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."