Known for
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The other side of the guava backwaters.
At Kuriana in Swarupkathi (Nesarabad) the same canal country as Bhimruli holds its own floating market, with guava in late summer and, nearby, a market for wooden boats.
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Houses and a poet.
The Rayerkathi zamindar estate near the town, the wooden Momin mosque at Mathbaria and the village of the poet Ahsan Habib make a quiet day of history.
Best season
GoodFairJul–Sep
July to September for the floating market at Kuriana. November to February is dry and best for the zamindar houses and the mosque.
Getting there
Bus
Dhaka
5–6 h
Over the Padma Bridge
Launch
Dhaka (Sadarghat)
Overnight
Towards Hularhat or Swarupkathi
Getting around
Kuriana canals
Hire a small boat at the market; agree the price first
Buses from Dhaka cross the Padma Bridge and reach Pirojpur in about five to six hours; launches from Sadarghat run overnight towards Hularhat and Swarupkathi. From Barishal it is a short bus ride.
Local food
Swarupkathi guavaMust try
Bought off the boats at Kuriana
Guava and amra in season from the Swarupkathi orchards, and fish from the Kocha, Baleshwar and Sandhya rivers.
Places to see
Market and bazaarMuktar Hossain · CC BY-SA 4.0Kuriana Floating Market
The Pirojpur side of the guava backwaters: at Kuriana in Swarupkathi, growers bring their fruit by boat along the canals and trade it on the water.
Mosque and shrineFarhan Al Mostakim · CC BY-SA 4.0Momin Mosque, Mathbaria
A small mosque built entirely of carved wood in Mathbaria upazila, one of the rare wooden mosques left in Bangladesh.
Fort and palaceRadman Siddiki · CC BY 4.0Rayerkathi Zamindar Bari
An estate founded in the Mughal period at Rayerkathi near Pirojpur town, with old mansions and temples of the zamindar family still standing in the village.
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