Kutubdia Cox's Bazar Day-7

Kutubdia

It is said that Kutubdia island was founded in the late 14th century. It is believed that humans first set foot on the island in the late 15th century.
It is said that a brave man named Qutubuddin, along with some of his companions, Ali Akbar, Ali Fakir and many others, expelled the Portuguese and started living on this island.
On the other hand, Muslims fleeing from Arakan started coming to this island from the area around Chittagong. The persecuted Muslims named the island "Qutubuddiner Diya" after Qutubuddin out of respect for him, which later came to be known as Qutubdia. The "island" is locally called "Dia".

How to Reach Kutubdia

Accommodation in Kutubdia

There is a Hotel in Kutubdia is Shamudro Nibash.

Tourist Places in Kutubdia

Kutubdia Wind Turbine

Wind turbine means wind power plant. Which is used to generate electricity from wind. According to scientists, if the amount of energy that wind generates in 1 day is converted into electricity, then 30 times the amount of electricity that people use all over the world can be generated.
Generating electricity from wind does not require oil or gas. So, electricity can be generated at low cost with a one-time investment. And since there is no air pollution in this project, it is green energy and clean energy.
Actually, it takes a lot of space to build it. It's not just about having space. For small wind turbines to spin, the area needs to be such that the wind speed is always 9 miles per hour. And for large turbines, even more. So you can't set it up everywhere you want.
The Kutubdia Wind Farm is not the first wind power project in the country. The first was built in 2005 near the Muhuri River in Feni with four turbines totaling 0.9 megawatts.
The first unit (900 kW) of the Kutubdia Wind Power Plant with 50 turbines was commercially launched in March 2008, and the second unit (1 MW) was launched in February 2017.
But after a few days, both plants virtually shut down.

Kutubdia Beach

This Kutubdia Beach is more than 16 kilometers long. You can reach the Kutubdia Lighthouse by walking about 5.5 kilometers north along the beach.

Kutubdia Lighthouse

In the 2nd century, the location of Chittagong Port was shown on a map drawn by the Greco-Roman cartographer Claudius Ptolemy.
Arab traders frequented Chittagong from the 9th century onwards. The port is mentioned in the travelogues of Chinese explorers Xuanzang and Ma-Huan. Moroccan explorer Ibn Battuta and Venetian traveler Niccolò de Conti visited the port in the 14th century.
During the British rule, many chars or alluvium arose in the sea, which created problems for domestic and foreign ships in the port area. At that time, the British government decided to establish the first lighthouse in Bangladesh at Qutubdia, and the lighthouse was established in 1846. The rotating light was installed in 1892. Later lighthouses were also installed at St. Martin, Cox's Bazar, Norman's Point and Patenga. Its light could be seen from a distance of about 25-35 kilometers in the deep sea.
The lighthouse was severely damaged in a tornado in 1897. Until it was completely destroyed by a tornado and high tide in 1960, the Qutubdia Lighthouse helped sailors navigate seagoing ships by shining its light up to a distance of 35 kilometers.
The current lighthouse, a little further away, was built in 1972 with iron angles. It is now 120 feet high. The lighthouse flashes three white lights every 10 seconds. It is still operational, but a larger lighthouse was built in 2022. But its operations have not yet begun.

Salt Producing

Usually, the preparation of salt land, which is called salt bed, begins in early November.
First, the land is kept in a certain size and the soil around it is raised, which is called an alley. Usually, the size of the land in an alley is 8 feet in length. The wet land is leveled.
When the land dries out a bit, it is leveled further with a roller so that there are no highs or lows anywhere.
Then, black polythene is spread on the land and salty sea water is poured over it.
In the intense heat of the sun, the water dries up after 5 to 7 days and the salt remains only in the polythene.
About 1 kg of salt can be produced in 7 days from about 30 to 35 liters of water.
This salt cultivation continues until the rains in mid-April.
Some sell this salt and if some cannot sell it, they store it in a natural way, by making a large hole in the ground. There is no polythene around this hole. Because there is no problem of salt in the ground. Salt is extracted from here as needed and sold. The water that accumulates below is removed and thrown away. When the salt is extracted, the hole is covered again.
The salts are not clean. So they look black instead of white. This salt is bought by the factory. Then it is washed and cleaned by a machine. The white salt that we buy from the store.

Kutub Sharif Darbar

Shah Abdul Malek Al Qutb was born in this Qutubdia in 1911, much after Qutubuddin. He was later better known as Malek Shah Huzur of Qutubdia. His father's name was Hafez Shamsuddin. He first studied at a madrasa in Qutubdia, then completed his studies at Darul Ulum Alia Madrasa in Chittagong and then pursued higher studies in the departments of Tafsir, Hadith and Fiqh from Darul Ulum Deoband (India). After completing his education, he taught in several educational institutions at the beginning of his career. Along with this, he devoted himself to preaching, admonishing and spreading the message of guidance in villages and towns. He took the oath of allegiance as a student and after spending a long time in the presence and service of the Pir, he attained the caliphate of the Tariqa by acquiring both external and internal teachings. After reaching the final stage of knowledge, he left teaching and immersed himself in spiritual pursuits in the mountains and in solitude.
It is said that in 1953, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman went to meet him at the house of Shafiq Ahmed Sawdagar in Majhirghat, Chittagong.
Malek Shah established the Qutub Sharif Darbar in Dhurung village of Qutubdia police station in Cox's Bazar district in 1960.
It is said that Ziaur Rahman came here in 1981 and Ershad in 1988 to meet him.
It is said that in 1991, a severe cyclone and tidal wave occurred. The coastal areas and islands were devastated. But this Qutub Sharif of Qutubdia remained intact. Malek Shah died on February 19, 2000. Every year on Falgun 7th, thousands of devotees gather at the Durbar Sharif of Qutub Auliya.
Free food is still provided to devotees who come to the court.



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