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What is Sylhet garden tea?
Sylhet is the land of tea garden in Bangladesh. It is located in north-east Bangladesh about 270KM far from Dhaka City. It has the total area of more than 26.50 km 2. Total Sylhet is not for tea culture rather a specific place is there which is known as the heart of tea plantation of Bangaldesh.
What is the most beautiful tea garden in the world?
The Most Breathtaking Tea Plantations in the World
- Happy Valley Tea Estate, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India.
- Munnar Tea Estates, Kerala, India.
- Kericho, Kenya.
- Zealong, Waikato, New Zealand.
- Dambatenne Estate, Sri Lanka.
- Rize, Turkey.
- Moc Chau Plateau, Vietnam.
- Pedro Tea Estate, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.
Why is Sylhet famous for tea?
Its rich potentialities became easily attractive and the 18th century Englishmen made their fortune in tea plantation. About 80 km. from Sylhet town connected by road and rail, Srimangal, which is known as the tea capital of Bangladesh, is the actual tea centre of the area.
Which is the biggest tea garden in Bangladesh?
Malnichhera Tea Garden
Malnichhera Tea Garden is not only the largest and first established tea garden in Bangladesh, but also in the subcontinent. It was established by Lord Hurdson in 1849 on 1500 acres of land. The tea garden is located a short distance from Sylhet International Airport.
Why is Sylhet famous?
Sylhet is known for its cane products and produces tea, fertilizer, and liquefied petroleum (propane) gas. There are also several handicraft cottage industries, including mat weaving and bamboo work. Tea estates southeast of Sylhet provide most of Bangladesh’s yield. It was constituted a municipality in 1878.
Which state is called land of tea garden?
state of Assam
The state of Assam is known as the tea garden of India. Every year the collective yield of the tea gardens is over 1.5 million pounds of tea. The Assamese tea is majorly grown in the Brahmaputra Valley and is brightly coloured. Jorhat, in the central part of the valley, is often known as the “Tea Capital of the World”.
What is the tea capital of the World?
Jorhat
Nestling on the northeastern part of Assam and along a tributary of River Brahmaputra, Jorhat is an important agricultural town for Assam. It is famous for its vast lying tea gardens and is also called the ‘Tea capital of the world’.