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Chittagong District

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Foy's Lake This beautiful lake surrounded with lovely hills is situated just east of the Pahartali Railway Station and West of the Khulshi residential area. This lake attracts thousands of visitors almost each day. There are small bushy hills around the green water of the lake. This beautiful artificial lake was created in 1942 by the Bengal Railways Engineer Mr. Foy for providing drinking water. So it was named after him. This lake is 8 km. away from the Zero point. There are some snack bar, restaurants in the lake area. One can enjoy beautiful sunset scene from the peak of the hills. War Cemetery The war Cemetery is graveyards of the members of the Alied forces killed in the Indo-Burmese front during the World War II. In total, 755 sol

About Kaptai, Rangamati, Bangladesh

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Kaptai (Bengali: কাপ্তাই ) is an Upazila of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Notable landmarks are the Karnaphuli Hydroelectric Power Station, the only Hydro-electric power plant of Bangladesh. The Kaptai Dam, built for this purpose on the Karnaphuli River, created the Kaptai Lake, the largest man-made dam in Bangladesh. Geography Kaptai is located at 22.5000°N 92.2167°E . It has 12992 households and total area 259 km². Demographics At the 2001 Bangladesh census, Kaptai had a population of 66,135. Males constituted 55.45% of the population, and females 44.55%. The population of those aged 18 and older was 32,352. The average literacy rate was 49.9% (7+ years). Points of interest Kaptai lake Karnaphuli Paper Mills Kaptai national park Navy camp picnic spot Joom picnic spot Waggachara Tea Estate Chitmaram buddhist temple Administration Kaptai has 5 Unions/Wards, 10 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 144 villages.