Answer the following questions :
- What is the distance of Kuakata from Patuakhali and Dhaka?
- What makes Kuakata an attractive tourist spot?
- How is the name Kuakata originated?
- Why did the Rakhaines come to Kuakata?
Explanation:
a) The distance of Kuakata from Patuakhali is 70 k.m and the distance of Kuakata from Dhaka is 320 k.m.
b) Kuakata is an attractive tourist spot because of the excellent combination of the picturesque natural beauty, sandy beaches, blue sky, shimmering expanse of water of the Bay of Bengal, and the evergreen forests.
c) The name Kuakata has a legendary attribute to it. It originated from the story of a 'kua' or well dug on the seashore by the early Rakhaine settlers for collecting drinking water.
d) The Rakhaines came to Kuakata as they were expelled from Arakan by the Mughals, after which they had landed on Kuakata coast and decided to settle therE-