Places to visit in Sylhet in winter
We are talking about 7 tourist centers of Sylhet division
1.Shah Jalal(RH) Mazar-
Shah Jalal (Arabic: Shaykh al-Mashāʾikh Makhdūm Shaykh Jalāl Mujarrad bin Muḥammad Kunyāi) is a celebrated Sunni Muslim and Sufi Saint. Shah Jalal's name is often associated with the Conquest of Sylhet and the spread of Islam into the region.
Jalal was said to have been born on 25 May 1271. His biography was first recorded in 1571 by Shaikh 'Ali Sher Bangali. There is a gap of two centuries between the life of Shah Jalal and that of his earliest biographer.
Al Mujarrad was born Sayyid Mahmud Ahmad Kabir Suhrawardi in Makkah. His parents were descendants of the Quraysh tribe. Jalal was educated and raised by his maternal uncle. It is claimed he achieved spiritual perfection after 30 years of study, practice and meditation.
He travelled from Makkah and met many great scholars and Sufi mystics. Jalal passed through Baghdad and witnessed the murder of the last Abbasid caliph Al-Musta'sim.
Shah Jalal was initiated into Sufi order of Suhrawardiyya. Joined by many other disciples from more northerly places such as Syed Umar Samarqandi and Makhdum Zafar Ghaznawi.
In 1303, Sultan Shamsuddin Firoz Shah of Lakhnauti was engaged in a war with the neighbouring Gour Kingdom in the Sylhet region. Shah Jalal and his companions (at this point numbering 360) were sent against Gour.
In 1345, Ibn Battuta made a one-month journey through the mountains of Kamarupa, north-east of Sylhet, to meet Shah Jalal. Even today in Hadramaut, Yemen, Jalal's name has been established in folklore.
Shah Jalal was buried in Sylhet, Bangladesh. The exact date of his death is debated, but he is reported to have died on 15 March 1346 AH. Whether or not he has descendents is debated. He appointed Haji Muhammad Yusuf to be guardian of his dargah.
2.Sreemangal-
Sri Das and Mangal Das were two brothers who settled on the banks of the Hail Haor. A copper plate of Raja Marundanath from the 11th century was found in Kalapur. In 1454, the Nirmai Shiva Bari was built and still stands today. Srimangal thana was established in 1912.
It has 43,952 households and total area 450.74 km2. It is bordered by Moulvibazar Sadar to the north, Tripura to the south, Kamalganj to the east and Chunarughat, Nabiganj and Bahubal to the west.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sreemangal had a population of 230,889. Males constitute 51.76% of the total population, and females 48.24%. This Upazila has an average literacy rate of 29.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4%.
Madhobpur Lake is home to the Great White-Bellied Heron, the only confirmed site in Bangladesh. Sreemangal has been nicknamed the tea capital of Bangladesh due to its number of tea gardens. The Hum Hum waterfall has attracted visitors from all over Bangladesh to Razkandi forest.
It is subdivided into nine union parishads, nine municipalities, and 208 villages.
Bangladesh's oldest school, Victoria High School, was founded in 1924 and is located in the Sylhet region of the country. The Jamia Luthfia Anwarul Uloom Hamidnagar is a notable madrasa and Islamic centre in the region.
3.Lawachora National Park -
Lawachara National Park is a major national park and nature reserve in Bangladesh. It is located at Kamalganj Upazila, Moulvibazar District in the northeastern region of the country. The land was declared a national park on 7 July 1996 under the Wildlife Act of 1974.
The terrain of Lawachara is undulating with scattered 10 to 50 m (33 to 164 ft) hillocks. Shallow depressions filled with water (haor wetlands) are also a feature of the region.
Biological diversity in the Lawachara National Park consists of 460 species. One of this is the critically endangered western hoolock gibbons, of which only 62 individuals remain. It includes 78 species of trees, 14 species of shrubs, 42 species of herbs and 25 species of climbers.
The western hoolock gibbon (Hoolockhoolock) is one of the top 25 most endangered primates. The Lawachara population is considered of critical importance. It is likely to be the last viable population that will survive into the next century.
There are about eighteen villages within the park's boundaries. The indigenous peoples of the area include the Christian Khasia, Hindu Tripuri, and Muslim Tipra people.
In 2008, the Bangladesh government permitted the US-based international Chevron Corporation (petroleum) to conduct a 3D seismic exploration in the Lawachara National Park. Field crews are instructed to avoid drilling shot holes near threatened plant species or areas of wildlife activity. Environmentalists argue that the survey will have a long term adverse impact on the forest.
Explosions, conducted in Lawachara as a part of Chevron's survey, are claimed to frighten wildlife. A hoolock gibbon allegedly died after jumping onto an electric cable. Damage to residential buildings from the tremors induced by the explosions were also reported.
4.Jaflong-
Jaflong is a hill station and tourist destination in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. It is situated at the border between Bangladesh and the Indian state of Meghalaya. The region is known for its stone collections and is home to the Khasi tribe.
Jaflong is a tourist spot in Sylhet division. It is situated beside the river Sari in the lap of Hill Khashia. It takes two hours drive to reach Jaflong, it is located about 60 km from Sylhet town and takes three hours to get there by road.
The land grabbers cut small hills and extracted stone by cutting them with their bare hands without permission, according to environmental activists.
Jaflong that he heard in his boyhood as the 'lungs' of Greater Sylhet was at stake due to on going encroachments and establishment of unauthorized stone crushing mills. The forestation program in Jaflong Green Park has been started under supervision of the joint forces.
5.Ratargul Swamp Forest-
Ratargul Swamp Forest is the only swamp forest located in Bangladesh and one of the few freshwater swamp forests in the world. The forest is naturally conserved under the Department of Forestry, Government of Bangladesh. It is located in Gowain River, Fatehpur Union, Gowainghat, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
The only swamp forest in Bangladesh is located 26 kilometres (16 mi) far from Sylhet. Its name comes from the word, "Rata" or "Pati" tree, used by the locals. The forest is submerged under 20–30 feet water in the rainy season.
There are two haors, Shimul Bil haor and Neoa Bil Haor, in the south part of the forest. Tourists reserve local engine boat namely "traller" to reach forest from Gowainghat.
Average rainfall is 4162 millimetres per year. Highest rainfall occurs in July which is 1250 millimetre. December is the driest season with 74% relative density. In the rainy season, trees remain 10 ft (somewhere even 15–20 ft) under water.
More than 73 species of plants could be found in the swamp forest. 80 percent of the forest area is covered with umbrella of the trees. Forestry Department of Bangladesh has planted watery plants like Calamus tenuis, Neolamarckia cadamba and Barringtonia acutangula.
Some of the local fishes available in the forest are Batasio, Rita, Pabda, Rohu etc. Heron, Egret, Kingfisher, Parrot, Bulbul, Swan, Dove, Eagle and Kite Bird visit the swamp forest. Cotton Pygmy Goose and other Migratory birds and Vulture visit the forest in winter.
6.Bisnakandi-
Bichnakandi is a village in Rustompur Union, Gowainghat Upazila of Bangladesh's Sylhet District. In recent years, there has been an influx of tourists to its river due to the popularity of the region's beaches and snowsports.
Bichnakandi (or Bisna in Sylheti) means bed or cluster of stones piled on top of each other like a bed in the Bengali language. The name comes from the word bichhana which means bed and kandi which means dam or cluster.
Bichnakandi is one of the most visited tourist spots in Bangladesh. It is alongside Bangladesh-India border and has two tectonic plates on the verge of colliding. Geologist also have proved that these kinds of places in Earth have a high rate of earthquakes.
7.Madhabkunda Waterfall-
Madhabkunda waterfall is one of the highest waterfalls in Bangladesh. The waterfall is situated in Barlekha Upazila in Moulvibazar District. Big boulders, surrounding forest and adjoining streams attract tourists for picnic parties and day trips.
Madhabeshwar waterfall was named after a monk by Raja Govardhan of Gour (reigned 1250–1260) who wanted to establish a resting place for travellers. In respect of the monk, the waterfall was called Madhabkunda waterfall.
It is about 200 ft (61 m) above sea level and 350 km (220 mi) from Dhaka.
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