Sylhet District
Sylhet District is a district of Bangladesh. It is one of the four districts in the Sylhet Division.
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সিলেট, ꠍꠤꠟꠐ | |
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 Location of Sylhet in Bangladesh | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Sylhet Division |
| Established | 1782 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,490.40 km2 (1,347.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 2,675,346 |
| • Density | 766.4869/km2 (1,985.192/sq mi) |
| Literacy rate | |
| • Total | 46% |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+7 (BDST) |
| Postal code | 3100 |
| Website | www |
Most people living in the district follow Islam as a religion. More than 80% of people are Muslim. Hinduism is the second largest religion in this country.
Sylhet District Media
A symbol of Islam, the star and crescent, in a green. Created by Kbolino in Inkscape, who releases the image into the public domain for all intents and purposes.
AUM, a stylised letter of Devanagari script, used as a religious symbol in Hinduism
A tea garden at Jaflong, Sylhet
References
- ↑ "Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
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