Kuakata

                                                                   Sunrise at Kuakata

 

                                                                    Sunset at Kuakata

Kuakata (Bangla: Bangladesh) is a panoramic sea beach on the southernmost tip of Bangladesh.^[1] to be create in the Patuakhali district, Kuakata has a wide filthy beach from someplace one can see both the sunrise and sunset. It is about 320 Kilometres south of Dhaka, the wealth, and about 70 Kilometres from the district control center. The Kuakata beach is 30 km long and 6 km wide. On 13 September 2007 government had announce a red alert in Kuakata as caution for a possible Tsunami.^[2]
The name Kuakata originated from the word 'Kua'-the Bengali word for “Well” which was dug on the sea shore by the early Rakhine settlers in quest of collecting intake water, who landed on Kuakata coast in the eighteenth century after being expelled from Arakan (Myanmar) by the Mughals.^[3] Afterwards, it has grow to be a institution of digging Well in the neighborhoods of Rakhaine tribes for water.
Kuakata offers a full view of the daylight and sunset from the matching white filthy beach in the water of the Bay of Bengal.
Locally recognized as Shagor Kannya (Daughter of the Sea), the lingering strip of dark, marbled sand stretches for about 30 km. The long and wide beach at Kuakata has a typical expected setting. This sandy sand has temperate slopes into the Bay of Bengal. Kuakata is also a shelter for migrant winter birds.
On the eastern end of the beach is Gongamati Reserved Forest, an evergreen mangrove woodland and part of the narrative Kuakata. When the Rakhines settled in the area in 1784, Kuakata was part of the larger Sundarbans forest. However, the Sundarbans is now at a distance of one-hour by speed boat. As a mangrove forest, Gongamati, like the Sundarbans, offers some house up against tidal surge, however it too is being vulnerable by sorting and deforestation. The best draw near to reach the afforest is by end or bike along the beach, where a group of flag flying fishing boats can be seen trawling the coast. Choosing to visit Gangamati in the late morning is a perfect time to watch the sun caste dimness on the intangible exposed mangrove roots.
Kuakata is the place of pilgrimage for both Hindu and Buddhist communities. incalculable devotee get there here at the festival of 'Rush Purnima' and 'Maghi Purnima'. On these two occasions the pilgrims take holy bath at the bay and participate in the traditional fairs.^[4] One may also visit the 100 years old Buddhist Temple where the statue of Goutama Buddha and two wells of 200 years old are located.
Fisherman village is a unusual place where you can visit and watch the day by day life of the fisherman. If you are impudent you may also go for fishing on the fishing boat if you can manage the local fishermen. That will give you delight and experience, which you won’t be able to gather from where else. In the fishermen village you will find the fishermen coming back from the sea and you can purchase some fresh hilsha fish from them, and by the side of village there are some local restaurants where you can get the Hilshas cooked and ready for eating.
The government and local selling owners have through important developments over the years to exert a pull on visitor to its shores. Nowadays, local natives are more kindly to the tourists and road and rail arrangement have improved significantly. A new Police rank was built in 2007. as a result, the law and order position in the open beach, even at night, has enhanced extensively.