Hotels in Sylhet
Hotels in Sylhet are often required for tourists who require short term accommodation. Some may want to stay in hotels that are cheap or luxury. Some may want to stay in large or small hotels. Some may want to stay in new or old hotels. Some may want to stay in hotels that have good scenic views. Some may want to stay at hotels that have good reputation. Some may want to stay at old fashioned hotels.
Hotels in Sylhet are often required for tourists who require short term accommodation. Some may want to stay at large or small hotels.
ylheti attachment to their regional identity also continues in the efforts of many Sylhetis to keep marital relationships within the same regional cultural background. Sylheti people are considered as a distinct ethnic group in Bangladesh; this is mainly because of language differences between the standard Bangla language, and the Sylheti dialect, and they are fiercely protective of their language. There are also many cultural and custom differences between Bengalis and Sylhetis. Sylhetis refer to non-Sylhetis as 'Dhakaya' (as of the city Dhaka, where they speak Bangla).
Sylhet previously known as Shilhat, Sreehatta, and Jalalabad, is a major city in north eastern Bangladesh. It is the capital of Sylhet Division and Sylhet District. Located on the northern bank of the Surma River and surrounded by the Jaintia, Khasi and Tripura hills, Sylhet is nestled among picturesque tea plantations and lush green tropical forests.
Sylhet is well known for its tea gardens spread across as many acres of land, also home to large rice fields and is the resting place of Hazrat Shah Jalal, who brought Islam to the region of Bengal during the 14th century. It is one of the richest cities in Bangladesh, with new investments of hotels, shopping malls and luxury housing estates, brought mainly by expatriates living in the United Kingdom or 'Londonis', where many originate from this city.
The Sylhet Division with its hills and basins constitute one of the most distinctive regions in Bangladesh. Situated to the north-east of the country the Division lies between 23º59’ and 25º13’notrh latitude and 90º54’and 90º30’ east longitude. The physiographic of Sylhet comprises mainly of hill soils,[6] encompassing a few large depressions known locally as "beels" which can be mainly classified as oxbow lakes, caused by tectonic subsidence primarily during the earthquake of 1762. It is flanked by the Indian states of the Meghalaya in the north, Assam in the east, Tripura in the south and the Bangladesh districts of Netrokona, Kishoregonj and Bramanbaria in the west. The area covered by the region is 12,569 km². which is about 8 percent of the total area of Bangladesh.
Geologically, the region is complex having diverse sacrificial geomorphology; high topography of Plio-Miocene age (20 million years B.P) such as Khasi nad Jainta hills and small hillocks along the border. At the centre there is a vast low laying flood plain of recent origin with saucer shaped depressions, locally called Haors. Available limestone deposits in different parts of the region suggest that the whole area was under sea in the Oligo-Miocene (30 Million years B.P) Landform: The Sylhet region may be divided four distinct landforms. These are 1. Eroded hills; 2. Alluvial fan; 3. Alluvial plain; 4. Basin plain.
The eroded hills are mainly formed by the hill ranges and hillocks (locally called tila) appearing the north east and south of Greater Sylhet and also round about the Sylhet town. These hill ranges attain a low elevation and have gentle slope. To the north of Sylhet town there are numerous isolated tilas of approximately 70 meters height. The Khasia-Jainta hills, laying outside the international border in India as well as some tilas within the districts of Sunamgonj ad Sylhet lie in an east-west direction. A small part to the tila lands is lying in the north of Tahirpur. To the north-east of Sunamgonj there is an area of scattered hills both west and east are Kashimara river. The Chattak hills to the south-east are continuation of these tilas. Further east, there are two hills, close to Bhologonj. To the east of Piyain river, there is a five mile long hills known after Jaflong. To the south-east there is a continuous hilly area covering Jainatpur and part of Kanairghat. The Jainta series are mainly composed of sandstone and nummulatic limestone and the Surma conglomerates, nummulatic limestone and pebble beds of the Pliocene age (about 10-12 million years B.P) these hills are continuation of the Chittagong hills running in north-south direction. These hills gradually slope down to the Sylhet plain with alternating valleys between them. Form east to west the hill ranges are: 1. The Patharia, 2. Harargaj, 3. Rajkandi-Ita, 4. Bharugaj, 5. Tarap, 6. Raghunandan. The overlying deposits of these hills are Pleistocene clays and sands over a coarse ferruginous sandstone, mottled sandy clays and shales of middle Miocene age.
The alluvial plain, primarily formed by the river Surma and the Kushiyara, merges with Meghna to the south.
A large number of swamps have developed within the alluvial palin; some of these are locally called haor. It is believed that the present saucer shaped depression may be connected with the rise of Madhupur Tract. These saucer shaped, perennial water bodies covering a total area of about 6,000 km are considered the largest single inland depression in the country. Small permanent water bodise within the haors are called beels which occupy the lowest part of the depressions. The minor hilly steans like Manu, Khowai, Jaqdukata, Piyain, Mogra and Mahadao from the dense reainage network of the reaion. The river are primarily responsible for devel0oping low floodplains of Sylhet . the floodplains remain deeply flooded for about 7-8 months. During the rainy season the haors turn into a vast inland sea, the villages appearing as islands. Occasional high winds during July to September generate large waves which cause considerable damage to homesteads. There are 35 big haors and 475 small haors in Greater Sylhet. The most prominent haors are: 1.MatianHaor, 2. Tenguar haor, 3. Santeer haor, 4.Hail haor, 5. Dekar haor. 6. Chepla Bil, 7.Hakaluki haor etc.
Sylhet has a number of interesting places to attract tourists. Sylhet is a major destination for tourists. Some important places are listed here.
Historical
Kean Bridge & Watch Of Ali
Amjad
Shahi Eidgah
Gour Gobinda Fort
Raynogor Rajbari
Manipuri
Rajbari (Medical Road)
Palace Of Jamindar Prosanna Takur
Shrines & Masjid
The Shrine of Hazrat Shah Jalal
The Shrine of Hajrat Shah Paran
The Shrine of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu(medival Hindu spiritual leader.)
The
Shrine of Gazi Burhanuddin
The Shrine of Shah Shundor
The Shrine of Chasni
Pir
Manik Pir Tilla (The Shrine of Manik pir)
The Shrine of Shah Taiab
Coylani
Museum
Osmani Museum
Museum of Raja's
Natural
MadhavKunda Waterfall
Jaflong
Tilagorh Eco Park (Alutol)
Lakkatura,Malnichara
& Tarapur Tea Estates.
Parjatan Corporation,Sylhet.(Resort)
Kanishile
River Bank
Urban
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
Sylhet Engineering College
M C College.
Dream Land (Theme Park)
Adventure
World (Amusement Park)
ZAK Estate (Park and Resort)
Osmani Shishu Udyan
(Park)
Shindabad (Al Hamra Market)
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