South Surma Upazila

Dakshin Surma, also known as South Surma, is an upazila of in , Bangladesh.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Borough with 304,000 residents
  • Description: sub-district in Sylhet
  • Also known as: “Dakshin Surma Upazila”, “South Surma”, and “South Surma sub-district”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sylhet Railway Station and Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College.

Railway station
Photo: Kuruman, CC BY 2.0.
is a railway station in . There are two types of rail lines in Bangladesh Meter gauge and Broad gauge. This station is connected with meter-gauge link on both sides from and .

Hospital
The is a government medical school in Bangladesh, established in 1962. It is located in . Originally named "Sylhet Medical College", it was renamed in 1986 in the honour of General Muhammad Ataul Gani Osmani, commander-in-chief of Bangladesh Army during the Bangladesh War of Independence of 1971.

Clock
Photo: shafqatrabbi, CC BY 2.0.
Ali Amjad's Clock is the oldest of and lies on the north bank of the in the northeastern city of . The tower was founded by Nawab Ali Ahmad Khan of Prithimpassa in 1872 and named after his son, Nawab Ali Amjad Khan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sylhet.

Photo: shafqatrabbi, CC BY 2.0.
is a metropolitan city in the northeastern region of . It serves as the administrative centre for both the and the .

South Surma Upazila

Latitude
24.8757° or 24° 52′ 33″ north
Longitude
91.8562° or 91° 51′ 22″ east
Population
304,000
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
7MPHVVG4+7F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4762165002
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­borough
Geo­Names ID
9260920
Wiki­data ID
Q18379786
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Sylheti—“South Surma Upazila” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “দক্ষিণ সুরমা উপজেলা”
  • Cebuano: “Dakshin Surma”
  • Chinese: “Dakshin Surma Tìn”
  • Chinese: “達克欽蘇爾瑪烏帕齊拉”
  • French: “South Shurma”
  • Hindi: “दक्षिण सुरमा उपज़िला”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Dakshin Surma Tìn”
  • Nepali: “दक्षिण सुरमा उपजिल्ला”
  • Swedish: “Dakshin Surma”
  • Sylheti: “ꠖꠇꠘꠞ ꠡꠥꠞꠝꠣ ꠃꠙꠎꠤꠟꠣ”
  • Sylheti: “ꠖꠇꠘꠞ ꠡꠥꠞꠝꠣ”
  • Sylheti: “ꠖꠇꠘꠞ ꠢꠥꠞꠝꠣ ꠃꠙꠎꠤꠟꠣ”
  • Sylheti: “ꠖꠇꠘꠞ ꠢꠥꠞꠝꠣ”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Boroikandi and Bondor Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lawaii Masjid and Nurjahan Collage.

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