Sylhet
City of Saints
General Information
Other Name: -, District: Sylhet, State: Sylhet , Bangladesh
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Languages Spoken: Bengali,English
Long Distance Code: -
Importance: Known for its tea gardens
Best Time to Visit: - to - and -
International Access: -Description
It is one of the major cities of Bangladesh. It is located on the banks of Surma river. It is the capital of Sylhet division and districts. Its beautiful tea gardens,tropical forests and exotic flora,fauna added more to its beauty.Sylhet is also one of the well developed city of Bangladesh.Sylhet has a number of attractions like Shrine of Hazrat Shah Jalal,its handicrafts etc. You could also enjoy tea garden tours.Location
-Climate
Hot and humid summer and a relatively cool winter.
You can see the remains of Gour Gobinda Fort.
Sylhet is famous for its handicraft products such as flower vases ,chair, table, tea trays, bags and Sital Pati (a kind of mattress having natural cooling effect) etc.
In Jaintiapur you can watch interesting ruins of the forgotten period lie scattered.A historical place to know about ancient capital kingdom(Jaintiapur).
The unique waterfall is about 61 m high. It attracts large number of tourists every year.
More than 100,000 people can perform prayer together. It is very popular among tourists.A large number of tourists visit this place every year.
Shrine of Saint Hazrat Shah Jalal is the most important attraction in the Sylhet town. The Saint came from Delhi to preach Islam and defeated the Hindu Raja Gour Gobinda and changed the appearance of witchcraft to catfishes which are still alive and you can see there.