Kuakata Daughter of The Sea
Kuakata daughter of
the sea
Kuakata
is a town in southeastern Bangladesh known for its panoramic sea beach. Kuakata
beach is a sandy expanse 18 kilometres (11 mi) long and 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
wide. From the beach one can have an unobstructed view of both sunrise and
sunset over the Bay of Bengal.
The name Kuakata
originated from the word 'kua' — the Bengali word for "well" which
was dug on the seashore by the early Rakhine settlers (Burmese tribes) in quest
of collecting drinking water. They landed on the Kuakata coast in the 18th
century after being expelled from Arakan (Myanmar) by the Burmese extremests.
Afterwards, it has become a tradition of digging wells in the neighbourhoods of
Rakhaine tribes for water.
Kuakata is in Kalapara
Upazila, Patuakhali District. It is about 320 kilometres (200 mi) south of
Dhaka, the capital, and about 70 kilometres (43 mi) from the district
headquarters.
According to the 2011
Bangladesh census, Kuakata had 2,065 households and a population of 9,077.
Kuakata is a place of
pilgrimage for Hindu and Buddhist communities. Innumerable devotees arrive here
at the festivals of 'Rush Purnima' and 'Maghi Purnima'. On these occasions the
pilgrims take holy baths at the bay and participate in the traditional fairs.
One may visit a 100-year-old Buddhist temple where the statue of Goutama Buddha
and two 200-year-old wells are located.
Kuakata offers 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 dark, marbled sand stretches for about 18 kilometres (11 mi). The long, wide beach at Kuakata has a typical natural setting. This sandy beach has gentle slopes into the Bay of Bengal. Kuakata is also a sanctuary for migratory winter birds.
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