Island in Bangladesh
Hatiya Island
is an island in the northern
Bay of Bengal
, Bangladesh, at the mouth of the
Meghna
river. The Island falls under
Hatiya Upazila
of
Noakhali District
. The island has an area of 480 km
2
. Other major offshore islands of this region are
Bhola Island
(which is the largest) and
Manpura Island
. All of these islands are densely populated.
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It is frequently subject to cyclones and destructive ocean waves.
Geography
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There are no traces of 100-150 years old left in Hatiya due to the erosion of nature in the face of the heavy flooding of the
Meghna
and the huge body of water in the Bay of Bengal. Researchers like Suresh Chandra Dutta mentions that every 138 to 140 years, one mile of landmass is created in Hatiya. Taking into account this information, the island's age is estimated to be 5,000 to 6,000 years. At one time the distance with
Sandwip
was very short. But gradually that distance has now exceeded 60 miles. Constant erosion has created this distance. The game of breaking tools is swinging in a four-way swing. Breaking north, east and west. It is forming in the south again, as well as various types of small and big chars are rising around the mainland. According to a report by an organization called Web Star, the erosion of the northern part of the original territory of Hatiyar began in 1890. Although large tracts of land have been wiped out by river and sea erosion, at the same time the tool size in the north of the island has begun to increase at a rate of about 2 to 5 times the rate of erosion. At that time, the number of chars in the area was as follows: 5 at the mouth of Feni river, 16 at Hatia Island, 5 at Hatia Channel, 3 at the mouth of Meghna and 35 at the mouth of Dakatia river. In the span of 120 years, a lot has changed in accounting. Many chars have been connected to the mainland, some have been lost to erosion. Although it is difficult to determine the exact size due to continuous demolition, according to the estimates of the Upazila Parishad, the current area of the tool is mentioned as 2100 sq km.
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Climate
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Climate data for Hatiya (1991?2020)
|
Month
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Jan
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Feb
|
Mar
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Apr
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May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
Record high °C (°F)
|
30.3
(86.5)
|
33.5
(92.3)
|
37.8
(100.0)
|
39.4
(102.9)
|
37.4
(99.3)
|
37.7
(99.9)
|
36.2
(97.2)
|
36.0
(96.8)
|
36.0
(96.8)
|
37.9
(100.2)
|
34.4
(93.9)
|
31.5
(88.7)
|
39.4
(102.9)
|
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
25.5
(77.9)
|
28.4
(83.1)
|
31.3
(88.3)
|
32.4
(90.3)
|
32.4
(90.3)
|
31.2
(88.2)
|
30.3
(86.5)
|
30.7
(87.3)
|
31.2
(88.2)
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31.3
(88.3)
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29.6
(85.3)
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26.5
(79.7)
|
30.1
(86.2)
|
Daily mean °C (°F)
|
18.7
(65.7)
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21.9
(71.4)
|
25.8
(78.4)
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28.0
(82.4)
|
28.8
(83.8)
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28.6
(83.5)
|
28.0
(82.4)
|
28.1
(82.6)
|
28.2
(82.8)
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27.5
(81.5)
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24.2
(75.6)
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20.2
(68.4)
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25.7
(78.3)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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13.5
(56.3)
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16.4
(61.5)
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20.8
(69.4)
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24.0
(75.2)
|
25.1
(77.2)
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25.9
(78.6)
|
25.7
(78.3)
|
25.7
(78.3)
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25.6
(78.1)
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24.4
(75.9)
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19.8
(67.6)
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15.5
(59.9)
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21.9
(71.4)
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Record low °C (°F)
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6.5
(43.7)
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9.8
(49.6)
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12.5
(54.5)
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12.6
(54.7)
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18.8
(65.8)
|
21.5
(70.7)
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22.0
(71.6)
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21.3
(70.3)
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22.0
(71.6)
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19.2
(66.6)
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13.4
(56.1)
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9.9
(49.8)
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6.5
(43.7)
|
Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
|
6
(0.2)
|
18
(0.7)
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37
(1.5)
|
108
(4.3)
|
313
(12.3)
|
644
(25.4)
|
795
(31.3)
|
575
(22.6)
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455
(17.9)
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324
(12.8)
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47
(1.9)
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10
(0.4)
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3,332
(131.2)
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Average precipitation days
(≥ 1 mm)
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1
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2
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2
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6
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13
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21
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25
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23
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19
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11
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2
|
1
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126
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Mean monthly
sunshine hours
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226.5
|
226.7
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241.0
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232.4
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205.4
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149.5
|
143.8
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154.5
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167.2
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220.6
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241.7
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224.3
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2,433.6
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Source:
NOAA
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History
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Various organisations in Hatiya have published works relating to its medieval history. Along with native elders, Muhammad Amin, the former magistrate of
Hatiya Upazila
and author of
Tilottama Hatia: History and Tradition
asserts that the island came to be greatly populated only after the arrival of
Muslim
traders from
Baghdad
travelling towards
Chittagong
. A ninth-century mosque can be found in Hatiya, which is considered the island's first
Jame masjid
. Preachers such as
Sultan Balkhi
, Shah Ali Baghdadi and
Bayazid Bastami
were also rumoured to have visited the island. The Kirats of the island accepted
Islam
through the invitation of the
Arab
merchants.
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During Bengal's
Baro-Bhuiyan
period, Hatia was ruled by Kandarpanarayana Rai, the Hindu chief of
Bakla
. The eighteenth century marked the time in which Hatiya Island was under the hegemony of
Chowdhury Abu Torab Khan
, a powerful
zamindar
who led the first rebellion against the
British East India Company
in Bengal. In 1702, the Hatiya's first Jame mosque sank into the riverbed. On 29 March 1822, Governor-General
Francis Rawdon-Hastings
incorporated Hatia into the
District of Bhulua
. Abdul Majid, an engineer from
Dhaka
, had a mosque built in 1958 on the site of Hatiya's first Jame Mosque. He preserved the former mosque's architectural style, but this second mosque lasted only until 1983.
[2]
In 2015, the
Government of Bangladesh
decided to relocate some
Rohingyas
to Hatiya Island.
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Culture
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Abdullah Al Mamun's
last film
Doriya Parer Doulati
("Wealth from the Sea") is based on life in Hatia Island.
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Famous Doctors
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Market
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List of Markets
Name
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Location
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Hatiya New Market
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Oskhali
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Hatiya Super Market
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Oskhali
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Dr.Md.Iqbal Ansari Plaza
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Oskhali
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Diagnostic center
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List of Diagnostic centers
Name
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Location
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Mobile
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Hatiya Doctor's Lab
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Dr.Md.Iqbal Ansari Plaza, Oskhali, Hatiya
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01771339340
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References
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22°40′N
91°00′E
/
22.667°N 91.000°E
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22.667; 91.000