Sylhet

Sylhet (Sylheti: ছিলট Silôţ, Bengali: সিলেট Ṣileţ), is a major ceety in north-eastren Bangladesh. It is the main ceety o Sylhet Diveesion an Sylhet Destrict, an wis grantit metropolitan ceety status in Mairch 2009. Sylhet is locatit on the banks o the Surma Valley an is surroondit bi the Jaintia, Khasi an Tripura hills. The ceety is approachin a population o 500,000 fowk while an aw haein a heich population density. It is ane o the lairgest ceeties in Bangladesh. The Sylhet region is weel kent for its tea gardens an tropical forests The ceety is an aw kent for its business boom; being ane o the richest ceeties in Bangladesh,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. wi new investments o hotels, shoppin maws an luxury hoosin estates, brocht mainly bi expatriates livin in the Unitit Kinrick.

Sylhet haes a history o conquests an heritage frae different types o culturs. The ceety is describit as a Ceety o Saunts, wi the mausoleum o the great saunt Hazrat Shah Jalal, who brocht Islam tae Bengal durin the 14t century, being locatit here.V.C. Pandey (2006). Environment, Security and Tourism Development in South Asia: Tourism development in South Asia. Gyan Publishing House. pp. 113-114. Durin the next few centuries it wis  pairt o the state o Assam durin the rule o Breetish Raj. Efter unthirldom atween Indie an Pakistan, Sylhet wis then pairt o East Pakistan based on a referendum, an is nou pairt o Bangladesh. It played a major role in the Bangladesh Leeberation War durin the 1970s.Sylhet is the most attractive place for tourist.It is really a land of beauty in Bangladesh. The natural beauty and traditional history of Sylhet are proud for me.Actually the charming beauty of sylhet touches the heart of anyone.High hill, forest,river and canal are very amazing for anyone sylhet has.I still feel the beauty of sylhet  when I visited last.

Sister ceeties
Sylhet is sister ceeties wi:
 20px Amman, Amman Govrenorate, Jordan
 20px| Lunnon, Unitit Kinrick
 20px| Ceety o Wastmeenster, Marylebone, Lunnon, Unitit Kinrick
 20px| Tower Hamlets, Greater Lunnon, Unitit Kinrick
 20px| St Albans Ceety & Destrict Cooncil, Hertfordshire, Unitit Kinrick
 20px| Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, Greater Manchester, Unitit Kinrick

See an aw
 Sylhet Diveesion
 Sylhet Destrict
 Leet o fowk frae Sylhet

References

Freemit airtins

 the new steid for sylhet based information
 Offeecial wabsteid o Sylhet Ceety Corporation 
 Banglapedia airticle on Sylhet ceety 

Category:Sylhet Destrict
Category:Populatit places in the Sylhet Diveesion