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Sylhet Districtসিলেট জেলা
Sylhet (সিলেট) is a district in Sylhet Division of Bangladesh with 13 upazilas. It is famous for Shatkora and Shital pati. People born here include Runa Laila, Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, Rani Hamid and Rushanara Ali. Its landmarks include Ratargul Swamp Forest, Jaflong, Bichanakandi, Lalakhal and Shah Jalal's Shrine. Rivers: Kushiyara and Surma. It borders Habiganj, Moulvibazar and Sunamganj.
সিলেট জেলা সিলেট বিভাগের একটি জেলা। এখানে ১৩টি উপজেলা রয়েছে। বিখ্যাত: সাতকরা, শীতলপাটি। জন্মেছেন: রুনা লায়লা, মুহম্মদ জাফর ইকবাল, রাণী হামিদ, রুশনারা আলী।
🗺 Explore Sylhet on the map ▶ District quizFamous for · বিখ্যাত
- Shatkora (সাতকরা): Citrus used in Sylheti beef curry
- Shital pati (শীতলপাটি): Cool sleeping mats woven from murta cane
Famous people born here · কৃতী মানুষ
- Runa Laila (রুনা লায়লা): Singer of 'Shilpi ami tomaderi gaan shonabo' and 'Damadam Mast Qalandar'
- Muhammed Zafar Iqbal (মুহম্মদ জাফর ইকবাল): Physicist and the country's best-loved science fiction writer (1952)
- Rani Hamid (রাণী হামিদ): Chess player and twenty-time national women's champion (1944)
- Rushanara Ali (রুশনারা আলী): First Bangladeshi-born member of the UK parliament, born in Bishwanath (1975)
Landmarks and tourist places · দর্শনীয় স্থান
- Ratargul Swamp Forest (রাতারগুল জলাবন): Freshwater swamp forest you explore by boat (25.0121, 91.9229)
- Jaflong (জাফলং): Stone-filled river at the foot of the Khasi hills (25.1730, 92.0203)
- Bichanakandi (বিছনাকান্দি): Stone bed where streams pour down from Meghalaya (25.1660, 91.8810)
- Lalakhal (লালাখাল): Blue-green Sari river, near the rainiest spot in the country (25.1165, 92.1842)
- Shah Jalal's Shrine (হযরত শাহজালাল (র.) এর মাজার): Tomb of the 14th-century Sufi saint of Sylhet (24.9022, 91.8664)
- Khadimnagar National Park (খাদিমনগর জাতীয় উদ্যান): Hill forest among tea gardens just outside the divisional city (24.8978, 91.8714)
- Osmani Museum (ওসমানী জাদুঘর): Museum in the ancestral house of General M. A. G. Osmani (24.8940, 91.8773)
Infrastructure · অবকাঠামো
- Osmani International Airport (ওসমানী আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর): Sylhet's airport
- Tamabil Land Port (তামাবিল স্থলবন্দর): Road crossing toward Shillong
Upazilas (13) · উপজেলা (১৩টি)
- Balaganj বালাগঞ্জ
- Beanibazar বেয়ানিবাজার
- Bishwanath বিশ্বনাথ
- Companiganj কোম্পানিগঞ্জ
- Dakkhin Surma দক্ষিণ সুরমা
- Fenchuganj ফেঞ্চুগঞ্জ
- Golapganj গোলাপগঞ্জ
- Gowainghat গোয়াইনঘাট
- Jaintapur জৈন্তাপুর
- Kanaighat কানাইঘাট
- Osmaninagar ওসমানীনগর
- Sylhet Sadar সিলেট সদর
- Zakiganj জাকিগঞ্জ
City corporation: Sylhet City.
Rivers · নদী
Neighbouring districts · প্রতিবেশী জেলা
Habiganj, Moulvibazar, Sunamganj
Centre of the district: about 24.9485°N, 91.9398°E. Boundaries from the official 2026 BBS/OCHA dataset.
Questions · প্রশ্ন
What is Sylhet famous for?
Shatkora: Citrus used in Sylheti beef curry; Shital pati: Cool sleeping mats woven from murta cane.
Which famous people were born in Sylhet?
Runa Laila (Singer of 'Shilpi ami tomaderi gaan shonabo' and 'Damadam Mast Qalandar'); Muhammed Zafar Iqbal (Physicist and the country's best-loved science fiction writer (1952)); Rani Hamid (Chess player and twenty-time national women's champion (1944)); Rushanara Ali (First Bangladeshi-born member of the UK parliament, born in Bishwanath (1975)).
How many upazilas are in Sylhet district?
13: Balaganj, Beanibazar, Bishwanath, Companiganj, Dakkhin Surma, Fenchuganj, Golapganj, Gowainghat, Jaintapur, Kanaighat, Osmaninagar, Sylhet Sadar, Zakiganj.
Which division is Sylhet in?
Sylhet Division.
Which districts border Sylhet?
Habiganj, Moulvibazar and Sunamganj.
What are the tourist places in Sylhet?
Ratargul Swamp Forest: Freshwater swamp forest you explore by boat; Jaflong: Stone-filled river at the foot of the Khasi hills; Bichanakandi: Stone bed where streams pour down from Meghalaya; Lalakhal: Blue-green Sari river, near the rainiest spot in the country; Shah Jalal's Shrine: Tomb of the 14th-century Sufi saint of Sylhet; Khadimnagar National Park: Hill forest among tea gardens just outside the divisional city; Osmani Museum: Museum in the ancestral house of General M. A. G. Osmani.
Which rivers flow through Sylhet?
Kushiyara and Surma.