Sylhet
city in Bangladesh
Sylhet is a major city in north-eastern Bangladesh. It is the main city of Sylhet Division and Sylhet District. It was given metropolitan city status in March 2009.[1] Sylhet is on the banks of the Surma Valley. It is surrounded by the Jaintia, Khasi and Tripura hills. The city has almost 500,000 people. It is one of the largest cities in Bangladesh. The Sylhet region is well known for its tea gardens and tropical forests. Sylhet is one of the richest cities in Bangladesh.[4]
Sylhet ꠡꠤꠟꠦꠐ (Silēţ) | |
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| Sylhet City Corporation | |
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| Coordinates: 24°53′N 91°52′E / 24.883°N 91.867°E | |
| Division | Sylhet Division |
| District | Sylhet District |
| Metropolitan city status | 31 March 2009[1] |
| Sylhet City Corporation | 9 April 2001 |
| Municipal Board | 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran (Awami League) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.50 km2 (10.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[2] | |
| • Total | 463,198 |
| • Density | 17,479/km2 (45,270/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Sylheti |
| • Ethnicity[3] | 99% Bengali 1% Manipuri Khasi and others |
| Demographics | |
| • Languages | Sylheti, Bengali, English |
| • Literacy rate | 70% |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Post code | 3100 |
| Website | Official website |
The city is called a City of Saints.[5] There is the mausoleum of the great saint Hazrat Shah Jalal, who brought Islam to Bengal during the 14th century.[6]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bangladesh clamps down on beggars" BBC News 2 April 2009, accessed 2 April 2009
- ↑ Statistical Pocket Book of Bangladesh Archived 2009-04-19 at the Wayback Machine Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. January 2009. Retrieved on 26 May 2009.
- ↑ Current Situation - Past and Present - Sylhet, Bangladesh Archived 2009-06-29 at the Wayback Machine Ethnic Community Development Organization. Retrieved on 30 May 2009.
- ↑ Syed Zain Al-Mahmood (28 November 2008) Bondor Bazar to Brick Lane Star Weekend Magazine - The Daily Star (Volume 7 Issue 47). Retrieved on 26 May 2009.
- ↑ Shah Jalal (R). Banglapedia. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
- ↑ V.C. Pandey (2006).Environment, Security and Tourism Development in South Asia: Tourism development in South Asia. Gyan Publishing House. pp. 113-114.
Other websites
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Sylhet travel guide from Wikivoyage