Moinamoti ( Bengali : ময়নামতি , romanized : Môynamoti ) is an isolated low, dimpled range of hills, dotted with more than 50 ancient Buddhist settlements dating between the 8th and 12th century CE . It was part of the ancient Samatata division of Bengal . It extends through the centre of the district of Comilla in Bangladesh . Moinamoti is located almost 8 miles from the city of Comilla . It is the home of one of the most important Buddhist archaeological sites in the region. Comilla Cantonment is located nearby and houses a beautiful colonial era cemetery . Mainamati is named for the Chandra queen of the same name, mother of Govindachandra . Mainamati is 114 kilometers from Dhaka city through National Highway 1 and is nearly 162 kilometers from Chittagong . Also, there is a Buddhist temple beside it.
5-514: 23°25′34″N 91°08′16″E / 23.4261°N 91.1378°E / 23.4261; 91.1378 This Chittagong Division location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a building or structure in Bangladesh is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Chittagong Division Chittagong Division , officially known as Chattogram Division ( Bengali : চট্টগ্রাম বিভাগ ),
10-479: Is geographically the largest of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh . It covers the south-easternmost areas of the country, with a total area of 34,529.97 km (13,332.10 sq mi) and a population at the 2022 census of 33,202,326. The administrative division includes mainland Chittagong District , neighbouring districts and the Chittagong Hill Tracts . Chittagong Division
15-567: Is home to Cox's Bazar , the longest natural sea beach in the world; as well as St. Martin's Island , Bangladesh's sole coral reef . The Chittagong Division was established in 1829 to serve as an administrative headquarters for five of Bengal's easternmost districts, with the Chittagong District serving as its headquarters. In East Pakistan , the division's Tippera district was renamed as Comilla District in 1960. In 1984, fifteen districts were created by separating and reducing
20-512: The north-western portion (37.6%) of the division, while the remaining five comprise the south-eastern portion (62.4%), the two portions being separated by the lower (or Bangladeshi) stretch of the Feni River ; the upland districts of Khagrachhari , Rangamati and Bandarban together comprise that area previously known as the Chittagong Hill Tracts . According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh , Chittagong Division had 7,528,333 households and
25-476: The original five districts of Chittagong, Comilla, Hill Tracts , Noakhali and Sylhet: Sylhet, Habiganj, Moulvibazar and Sunamganj district ceded from the Chittagong Division to join a newly established Sylhet Division in 1995. Chittagong Division is presently subdivided into eleven districts (zilas) and thence into 100 sub-districts ( upazilas ). The first six districts listed below comprise
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