Regions
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Map of Bay of Bengal
- Bangladesh (Barisal Division, Chittagong Division, Khulna Division)
- India (Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal)
- Myanmar (Southern Myanmar, Southeastern Myanmar, Western Myanmar)
- Sri Lanka (Eastern Province)
- Thailand (Southern Thailand)
Cities
[edit]- 1 Chennai (India) — one of the bay's major ports, known for its beaches.
- 2 Cox's Bazar (Bangladesh) — a major beach destination with boisterous holiday-makers and street vendors (hawkers). It is the world's longest natural coastline with 112 km (70 mi) of pristine unbroken sandy beach.
- 3 Phuket (Thailand) — the original Thai paradise island with some still beautiful beaches.
- 4 Pondicherry (India) — a former French colony in India, which offers a mixture of French and Indian architecture and culture.
- 5 Port Blair (India) — the gateway to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Spend a day or two here walking around and enjoying fresh seafood and seeing a couple of the nearby sites like Ross Island, Viper Island and Bambooflat Island leading to Mount Harriet.
- 6 Puri (India) — knwon for its vibrant beach along the bay, with camel and horse rides.
- 7 Visakhapatnam (India) — known for its exotic resorts near beaches along the bay, with ropeways along the coastal Kailasagiri Hill.