page_title: Tourism in Bangladesh
section_title: Sundarbans
hierarchical_section_title: Tourism in Bangladesh / Khulna Division / Sundarbans
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Ein Axishirsch (Axis axis) an einem nebligen Morgen im Nagarhole-Nationalpark English: Chital (Axis axis) stag attempting to browse on a misty morning in Nagarhole National Park Français&#160;: Un cerf axis (Axis axis) dans le Parc national de Nagarhole (Inde). മലയാളം: ആൺ പുള്ളിമാൻ (Axis axis) നാഗർഹോളെ ദേശീയോദ്യാനത്തിൽ ഒരു മഞ്ഞണിഞ്ഞ പ്രഭാതത്തിൽ മേയുന്നു.
context_page_description: Bangladesh's tourist attractions include historical monuments, resorts, beaches, picnic spots, forests and tribal people, wildlife of various species. Activities for tourists include angling, water skiing, river cruising, hiking, rowing, yachting, and sea bathing.
  In the northern part, comprising the Rajshahi division, there are archaeological sites, including the temple city Puthia in Rajshahi; the largest and most ancient archaeological site, Mahasthangarh in Bogra; the single largest Buddhist monastery, Paharpur in Naogaon; the most ornamental terracota Hindu temple, Kantaji Temple, and many rajbaris or palaces of old zamindars.
  In the south-eastern part, which is the Chittagong Division, there are natural and hilly areas like Chittagong Hill Tracts, along with sandy sea beaches. The most notable beach, in Cox's Bazar, is a contender for the title of longest unbroken sandy sea beach in the world.
  In the south-western part, mainly the Khulna Division, there is the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest of the world with royal Bengal tiger and spotted deer. The historically and architecturally important sixty domed mosque in Bagerhat is a notable site.
context_section_description: Sundarban literally meaning as beautiful forest for its famously largest mangrove forest in the world. It is the number one tourist attractions site in Bangladesh.
  The Sundarbans (Bengali: সুন্দরবন, Shundorbôn) is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world. The Sunderbans is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, most of which is situated in Bangladesh with the remainder in India. Sundarbans South, East and West are three protected forests in Bangladesh. This region is densely covered by mangrove forests, and is one of the largest reserves for the Bengal tiger.
caption: Chital deer are widely seen in Sundarbans
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