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Population30,140
GeoNames
Local nameটেকনাফ
RegionChittagong
Elevation7 m
23 ft
Time zoneAsia/Dhaka
Nearest airportCox's Bazar Airport (CXB)
75 km
Why visit Teknāf
Townapedia lists 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Teknaf Beach.
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About Teknāf
Teknaf (Bengali: টেকনাফ) is a municipality of Teknaf Upazila of Cox's Bazar District in south-eastern Bangladesh. It forms the southernmost point in mainland Bangladesh (St. Martin's Island is the southernmost point).
From the Wikipedia article Teknaf (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Schools, colleges and libraries1
History
The earliest known inhabitants of Teknaf were the Rakhine people, who referred to the area as Kawau Sang.
In October 2017, seven Detective Branch officers kidnapped the brother of Teknaf mayor Moniruzzaman and demanded a ransom for his freedom. After being released, the victim's family filed a complaint with the Bangladesh Army check post which detained the officers with the ransom money.
In May 2018, Ekramul Haque, councillor of Teknaf Municipality Ward three, was killed by a unit of Rapid Action Battalion. He was elected as councilor in Teknaf Municipality three times in a row as a candidate of Awami League. On 10 December 2021, the United States approved sanctions against seven current and former officers of Rapid Action Battalion under the Magnitsky Act, the first Bangladeshi officials to face sanctions under the act, for the killing of Ekramul Haque.
From the History section of Teknaf on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Teknāf
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Getting there and nearby towns
Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 75 km away.
- Natun Pallānpāra 1 km northwest, about 1 min by car
- Nāzirpāra 1 km southeast, about 1 min by car
- Godārbīl 1 km west, about 1 min by car
- Mahishkhālipāra 2 km west, about 2 min by car
- Bāhārchara 3 km southwest, about 3 min by car
- Acharbania 4 km south, about 4 min by car
- Mathapanichara 5 km northwest, about 5 min by car
- Dailpāra 5 km south, about 5 min by car
- Dakshinpāra 12 km south, about 12 min by car
- Cox’s Bāzār 71 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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- Lengurbill beach 03, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Boat in front of Well of Mathin, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Well of Mathin - front yard, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Well of Mathin - front yard 02, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Well of Mathin 14, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Well of Mathin 05, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Mathiner kup (banner), Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Well of Mathin 12, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
- মাথিনের কূপ, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Well of Mathin 11, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
- মাথিনের কূপের সম্মুখভাগ, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sculpture of Dhiraj Bhattacharya, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sculpture of Dhiraj Bhattacharya, Teknaf, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Well of Mathin, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
- কেয়ারি কর্ণফুলী, ওসমানগনী, CC BY-SA 4.0
- বিড়ালের ছবি, ওসমানগনী, CC BY-SA 4.0
- এল.সি.টি. কুতুবদিয়া, ওসমানগনী, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Golden nets under a hopeful sky, Prokash majumder, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Salt Field-Teknaf, Mahbub Hossain Shaheed (mahosha), CC BY-SA 4.0
- টেকনাফ ব্যানার, Mahbub Hossain Shaheed (mahosha), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Black Pomfret, 5h4m6u, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Troller Ghat, Teknaf, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Teknaf wildlife sanctuary 02, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Teknaf wildlife sanctuary (cropped), Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
- BGB Jetty Ghat, Teknaf 01, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
- BGB Jetty Ghat, Teknaf 02, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
- BGB Jetty Ghat, Teknaf 03, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
- BGB Jetty Ghat, Teknaf 08, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
- BGB Jetty Ghat, Teknaf 09, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Green yard under the blue sky (1773383668), Tahmid Munaz from Sydney, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0
- BGB Jetty Ghat, Teknaf 04, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
- BGB Jetty Ghat, Teknaf 06, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
- BGB Jetty Ghat, Teknaf 07, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
- BGB Jetty Ghat, Teknaf 05, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bangladeshi Polao 1, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Vemicelli Shemai, Rocky Masum, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bangladesh–Myanmar border, Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rocky and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Masum-al-Hasan Rocky as author..., CC BY-SA 4.0
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