Cox's Bazar
Cox's Bazar ( Bengali : কক্সবাজার , pronounced [kɔksbadʒaɾ] ) is a city, fishing port, tourism centre and district headquarters in southeastern Bangladesh . The beach in Cox's Bazar is sandy and has a gentle slope and with an unbroken length of 155 km (96 mi) it is often termed the "longest natural unbroken sea beach" in the world. [2] [3] [4] It is located 150 km (93 mi) south of the divisional headquarter of Chittagong . Cox's Bazar is also known by the name Panowa, which translates literally as "yellow flower". Another old name was "Palongkee".