Shahpari Island
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Shahpari Island or Shahpari dwip is a large village under Sabrang union of Teknaf thana in Bangladesh. Different scholars have different opinions regarding the name of the village. Some people conjecture that the name of “Shahpari” has been formed with the first parts of the names of Shah Shuja, the Mughal prince and his wife Pari Banoo. According to local people, the island has been named after Shah Farid Awlia. On the other hand, “Shahpari” is the heroine of poet Saabrid Khan’s poetical work “Hanifa O Koira Pari”. Shahpari was the daughter of Koirapari, the queen of the kingdom of Rokham. Many people take it to be the origin of the name of “Shahpari dwip”.
