Teknaf Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in the

Cox's Bazar District Cox's Bazar District () is a district in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh. It is named after Cox's Bazar town. It is located south of Chittagong. Cox's Bazar is also known by the names ''Panowa'' ("yellow flower") and ''Palongkee''. T ...

of southern

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comprising a hill forest area of . In the east it is bordered by the

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, and in the west by the

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. It was established in 1983. It was once called Teknaf Game Reserve and is the only game reserve forest in the country. This is one of the few places in Bangladesh where

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s can be seen in the wild. This vast sub-tropical forest has several other attractions like Nitong Hill, Kudum Cave, Kuthi Hill etc. The popular Toinga peak has an elevation of about 1000 feet. This sanctuary is rich in biodiversity. The Teknaf Wildlife Sanctuary was declared a game reserve in 1983 under the Bangladesh Wildlife (Preservation) (Amendment) Act, 1974. The climate is humid tropical

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. The area receives strong winds from the southwest in the summer and gentler northeastern winds in the winter. It encompasses three biological series, Surma Series, Tipam Series and Dupi Series.

Location and area

Teknaf Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Teknaf peninsula at the south-eastern corner of Bangladesh. It spreads in 5 unions of Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar district; these unions are: Baharchara, Hnila, Subran, Teknaf and Whykheong.

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Wildlife sanctuaries of Bangladesh Tourist attractions in Chittagong Division Teknaf Upazila Protected areas established in 1983 1983 establishments in Bangladesh Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests {{Chittagong-geo-stub

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