Cox's Bazar Destrict

**Cox's Bazar Destrict** is the soothmaist destrict in the Bangladesh, locatit in the Chittagong Diveesion. It is namit efter Cox's Bazar, which is ane o the warld's langest natural sea beaches (120 kilometres (75&nbsp;mi) includin mud flats). It is located 150 kilometres (93&nbsp;mi) sooth o Chittagong. Cox's Bazar is an aw kent bi the name *Panowa* ("yellae flower"). Anither auld name was *Palongkee*. The modren Cox's Bazar derives its name frae Captain Cox (deed 1798), an airmy officer who served in Breetish Indie. It is ane o the fishin ports o Bangladesh.

## Geography
Aften termed as the warld's langest beach, Cox's Bazar haes yet tae become a major tourist destination in Asie.

Cox's Bazar Destrict haes an aurie o 2491.86&nbsp;km². It is locatit at  an is bundit bi Chittagong Destrict on the north, Bay o Bengal in the soothwast, an Bandarban Detrict on the east. Major rivers include Matamuhuri, Bakkhali, Reju Khal, Naf River, Maheshkhali channel an Kutubdia channel. The aurie o the ceety o Cox's Bazar is 6.85&nbsp;km².

## History
The history o Cox's Bazar begins in the Mughal period. On his way tae Arakan, when the Mughal Prince Shah Shuja (1616–1660) passed through the hilly terrain o the present day Cox’s Bazar, he wis attractit tae the scenic and captivating beauty o the region. He commandit his forces tae camp there. A place namit *[[Dulahazara]]*, meanin "ane thoosan palanquins", still exists in the aurie.

Efter the Mughals, the place came unner the control o the Tipras an the Arakanese, follaed bi the Portuguese an then the Breetish.
 
The name Cox's Bazar/Bazaar derived frae the name o Captain James Cox o the East Indie, who wis in chairge o the naval base. In 1854, Cox's Bazar wis made a subdiveesional heidquarters.

Efter the end o Breetish rule, Cox's Bazar remained pairt o East Pakistan. Captain Advocate Fazlul Karim wis the first chairman efter unthirldom frae the Breetish o Cox's Bazar municipality. He established the Tamarisk Forest alang the beach tae draw tourism tae the toun an tae protect the beach frae the tide. He donatit mony o his faither-in-law's an his awn lands tae establish a public leebrar an toun haw. In 1971, the wharf wis uised as a naval port bi the Pakistan Navy's gunboats. This an the nearbi airstrip o the Pakistan Air Force wur the scene o intense shellin bi the Indie Navy durin the Bangladesh Leeberation War in 1971.

In 1984 Cox's Bazar wis made a Destrict.

## Subdiveesions

There are aicht upazilas unner this destrict, namely:
#Chakaria Upazila
#Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila
#Kutubdia Upazila
#Maheshkhali Upazila
#Ramu Upazila
#Teknaf Upazila
#Ukhia Upazila
#Pekua Upazila

The population o Cox's Bazar includes Muslims, Hindus an Buddhists.

## Climate
The annual average temperatur in Cox's Bazar is 34.8&nbsp;°C an a minimum o 16.1&nbsp;°C. The climate remains hot an humid wi some saisons o temperate wather. The average amunt o rainfaw is 4285&nbsp;nm.

## Economy an development
The major livelihuid o Cox's Bazar destrict is tourism. Millions o foreign an Bangladeshi natives visit this coastal ceety ivery year. A number o hotels, guest hooses, an motels hae been built in the ceety an coastal region an the hospitality industry is a major employer in the aurie.

A number o fowk are involved in the fishin an collection o seafuids an sea products. Oysters, snails, searls an jewelry made frae shells are popular wi the tourists in the seaside an ceety stores. A number o fowk are an aw involved in the transportation business for tourists. Mony fowk o the destrict are fermers.

In 2002, a surfin club wis initiatit at Cox's Bazar bi a local Bangladeshi. It haes nou extendit tae hauldin an annual competition includin locals an foreign tourists. This is the first surfin initiative in Bangladesh's history.

## Releegion

The destrict o Cox's Bazar consists o 2300 mosques, 1200 Buddhist Temples, 700 kirk an 400 temples.

## Places o interest

Cox’s Bazar, maistly famous for its bonnie sea beach an the sunset, haes several ither attractions, includin:
***[[Aggmeda Khyang]]**, a lairge Buddhist monastery, an a place revered bi aroond 400,000 Buddhist fowk o Cox's Bazar Hill Tracts.
***Himchari**, locatit aboot 8&nbsp;km sooth o Cox's Bazar, is a picnic spot famous for its waterfaws. Birds an animals roam near the road.
***Inani Beach** haes interestin rocks an coral boulders. It is 32&nbsp;km frae the main beach. There are nae facilities so a packed lunch is required.
***Coxsbazar Circuit House**, locatit 2&nbsp;km frae Laboni Point, haes a guid viewpoint. The ocean can be seen frae a heicht, an ane can an aw enjoy the view o Cox's Bazar ceety.
***[[St. Martin's Island]]**, the anerlie coral island in Bangladesh, is situatit at 9&nbsp;km sooth o Teknaf. It is a popular tourist spot.

## References

## Freemit airtins
*Offeecial wabsteid 
*New York Times Travel Article, December 2006
*Visit tae Cox's Bazar