Sylhet Division topographic maps

Average elevation: 52 m

Sylhet has a typical Bangladeshi tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) bordering on a humid subtropical climate (Cwa) at higher elevations. The rainy season starts from April to October and it is so hot and humid with very heavy showers and thunderstorms almost every day, whilst the short dry season starts…

Average elevation: 105 m

In Bengal, Sylhet has been called as Srihôṭṭô (in Bangla : শ্রীহট্ট) or Srihatta since the ancient time in the Bengali and regional Siloti language. The name Sylhet is an anglicisation of Shilhot (শিলহট). Its origins seem to come from the Sanskrit according to the words of…

Average elevation: 14 m

Average elevation: 9 m

Average elevation: 12 m

Average elevation: 11 m

Average elevation: 24 m

Average elevation: 33 m