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Teknaf () 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).

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Place details

Locality
কক্সবাজার জেলা
Region
চট্টগ্রাম বিভাগ
Country
বাংলাদেশ
Population
40,557
Timezone
Asia/Dhaka

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Instance of
city
Country
Bangladesh
Located in
Teknaf Upazila
Population
25056
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Teknaf
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Teknaf () 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).

The name of the region comes from the Naf River which forms the eastern boundary of the upazila and is the boundary between Bangladesh and Myanmar. Teknaf port is used to trade with Myanmar.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Teknaf” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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