Sylhet
Land of two leaves and a bud

Next to the Hill Tracts, greater Sylhet is the widely hilly district in the country. Nestled in the picturesque Surma Valley ambits scenic tea plantations and lush green tropical forests, it is a prime attraction for all tourists. Its terraced tea gardens, eye-soothing orange groves and pineapple plantations and hills covered with tropical, forest form a beautiful landscape. The Sylhet valley has a good number of haors, which are big natural wetlands. During winter these haors are vast stretches of green land, but in the rainy season they turn into a turbulent sea.

Tamabil-Jaflong: Situated amidst splendid panorama, Tamabil is a border outpost on Sylhet-Shilong road, about 55 km. away from Sylhet town. Besides enchanting views of the area one can also have a glimpse of the waterfall across the border from Tamabil. Jaflong is also a scenic spot nearby amidst tea gardens and rare beauty of rolling stones from hills.

Other places of tourist attraction in Sylhet include Moulavibazar, Jaintiapur, Madhabkunda and Haripur gas field.