Shapuree, Shahpori, Shah Parir, Shapura, or Shinmabyu Island ( bn, শাহপরী দ্বীপ, Sahapari Dwip; my, ရှင်မဖြူကျွန်း) is located in Bangladesh at the mouth of the Naf River, a maritime-boundary between Bangladesh and

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

. Historically, it was claimed by the British during the First Anglo-Burmese War. The island forms an extension of the peninsula of

Teknaf Upazila Teknaf ( bn, টেকনাফ ''Ṭeknaf'') is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It forms the southernmost point in mainland Bangladesh ( St. Martin's Island is the southernmost point). The name of ...

. The island plays an important role as a likely landing place for boatloads of

refugees A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to well-founded fear of persecution.

crossing the Naf River from

, attempting to reach Bangladesh.

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External links

On the Irrawaddy a Story of The First Burmese War

Memoir of the three campaigns of Major-General Sir Archibald Campbell's army By Sir Henry Havelock at Google Books
* - Map of Teknaf Upazila, showing "Shah-Parir Island" Islands of Bangladesh {{island-stub