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Sylhet Division has 4 districts. Pick one to start exploring.
See on the mapA permanent fish sanctuary inside Hail Haor. From the watchtower in winter you can see flocks of ducks and other waterbirds, with lilies and lotus on the water.
Baniachong is often called the largest village in Asia. Its huge Sagar Dighi tank comes with a local legend about Queen Kamalabati, and nearby are the ruins of an old rajbari and the Bithangal Akhra.
The largest haor in the country, spread across Moulvibazar and Sylhet. Huge numbers of migratory birds arrive in winter, and the government has declared it an Ecologically Critical Area.
A museum in the family home of the mystic poet Hason Raja in Sunamganj town, with his belongings, manuscripts and the story of his songs.
A tall waterfall deep in the Rajkandi reserve forest of Kamalganj that only became known to visitors fairly recently. There is no made path: you wade streams, slog through mud and climb hillocks to get there.
A small mixed evergreen forest surrounded by tea gardens, close to the city. It is quiet, and early mornings are good for birds and monkeys.
A dry evergreen forest against the Indian border in Chunarughat and one of the country's older protected areas. It is home to capped langurs, hoolock gibbons and a long bird list, with far fewer visitors than Satchari.
A small brick mosque from the Bengal Sultanate in Rajiura union of Habiganj Sadar, also called the Uchail Mosque. Built in the reign of Alauddin Husain Shah, it lay overgrown for a long time before being rediscovered.
In April 1971, the manager's bungalow of this Madhabpur tea estate hosted a key early meeting of the officers who led the Liberation War. A memorial stands in the estate today.