Noakhali travel guide, Chattogram Division

Noakhali faces the Meghna estuary and the Bay of Bengal, a district that keeps growing as silt builds new land, or chars, along its coast. Its best-known natural place is Nijhum Dwip, an island national park (declared in 2001) with mangroves and herds of spotted deer, reached via Hatiya. Inland, the 18th-century Bajra Shahi Mosque is a fine example of late Mughal architecture. About 3.63 million people live in its roughly 3,686 km² (2022 census), and trains run from Dhaka.