| Noakhali নোয়াখালী জিলা |
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| Coordinates: 22°50′N 91°06′E / 22.83°N 91.10°ECoordinates: 22°50′N 91°06′E / 22.83°N 91.10°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| Area | |
| - Total | 3,600.99 km2 (1,390.4 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| - Total | 2,533,394 |
| - Density | 703.5/km2 (1,822.1/sq mi) |
| Literacy rate | |
| - Total | 37.11% |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| - Summer (DST) | BDST (UTC+7) |
| Website | Banglapedia Article |
Noakhali (Bengali: নোয়াখালী জিলা) (formerly Sudharam) [1] is a district in South-eastern Bangladesh.
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Noakhali District located in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. It has a land area of 3600.99 km2, and is bounded by the Comilla district in the north, the Meghna estuary and the Bay of Bengal in the south, Feni and Chittagong districts in the east, Lakshmipur and the Bhola districts in the west. The district's annual average temperature ranges from a maximum of 34.3 °C to a minimum of 14.4 °C; its annual rainfall is 3302 mm. Its main rivers are the Bamni and Meghna.[2]
Noakhali district (earlier Bhulua) was established in 1821. It consists of 9 upazilas, 5 municipalities, 45 wards, 90 mahallas, 83 union parishads, 909 mouzas and 978 villages. The upazilas are Noakhali Sadar Upazila, Subarna Char Upazila, Kabir Hat Upazila, Begumganj Upazila, Chatkhil Upazila, Companiganj Upazila (Noakhali), Hatiya, Sonaimuri, and Senbagh Upazila; the municipalities are Chawmuhani, Bashur Hat, Chatkhil, Kabir Hat, Noakhali.
Major towns are Maijdee Court, Choumohoni, Chatkhil, Sonaimuri, Sonapur,Shaheberhat Bashurhat,etc.
The ancient name of Noakhali is Bhulua. In the 1660s, the agricultural activities of the north-eastern region of Bhulua were seriously affected by floodwater of the Dakatia River flowing from the Tripura hills. To salvage the situation, a canal was dug in 1660 that ran from the Dakatia through Ramganj, Sonaimuri and Chaumuhani to divert water flow to the junction of the rivers Meghna and Feni. After excavating this long canal, Bhulua was renamed "Noakhali" after "Noa" (new) and "khal" (canal) in 1668. The Noakhali district was created in 1821.[3]
Since 1790, Noakhali district was seriously affected many times by natural disasters including high tidal bores, tornadoes, flooding, and cyclones. In 1970, a devastating tornado and tidal bore took the lives of about 3 lakh people of the district. In the 1940s, Noakhali's Hindus suffered a pogrom and were nearly annihilated. During the War of Liberation many direct and guerilla encounters were held between the Pakistan army and the independence fighters. About 70 independence fighters were killed in a direct encounter with the Pakistan army on 15 June 1971, in front of the Sonapur Ahmadia School. Noakhali was liberated on 7 December 1971.
The swift currents that course down from the Himalayas, does not only bring river erosion but also opportunity: a rich bath of fertile silt that, when it reaches the Bay of Bengal, settles along the coast, gradually forming new land called "chars." The district of Noakhali has actually gained more than 28 square miles of land in the past 50 years.
The Bangladeshi government is finishing up the largest phase of a decades-long effort to develop nearby chars as well as building a new dam to speed up the process of creating new land for settlers.[4]
The people of Noakhali (Noakhali's) all speak Noakhailla, an informal Bengali language which includes the usage their own distinctive accent.[citation needed]
See Educational Institutions in Noakhali
(Temporary Address: Noakhali General Hospital,Maijdee, Noakhali) AL-MADINA KINDER GARTEN (posted by reja))
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