Bichnakandi (), also known as Bisnakandi, is a village in Rustompur Union,
Gowainghat Upazila
Gowainghat () is an upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.
History
The British Empire conquered the Jaintia Kingdom on 25 March 1835, finally incorporating Gowainghat in its Sylhet District Collectorate. In 1908, the Go ...
of
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
's
Sylhet District
Sylhet District (), located in north-east Bangladesh, is one of the four districts in Sylhet Division, which contains Sylhet, the regional capital.
History
Sylhet District was established on 3 January 1782, and until 1878 it was part of Benga ...
.
In recent years, there has been an influx of tourists to its river.
Etymology
Bichnakandi is made up of two words in the
Bengali language
Bengali, also known by its endonym and exonym, endonym Bangla (, , ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian languages, Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. ...
: ''Bichhana'' (or ''Bisna'' in
Sylheti) meaning bed and ''kandi'' meaning a dam or cluster. The abundance of stones piled on top of each other like a bed gives this name.
Geology
Bichnakandi is a quarry spot that is used to collect rocks from the riverbed.
It is the place where many layers of the Khasi mountains from both sides meet at one point. Fountains from the
Khasi Hills
The Khasi Hills () are a low mountain formation on the Shillong Plateau in the Meghalaya state of India. The Khasi Hills are part of the Garo-Khasi-Jaintia range and connect with the Purvanchal Range and the larger Patkai Range further east. The ...
make a lake that is connected to
Piyain River
Piyain River a trans-boundary river of India and Bangladesh. It is a tributary of the Surma river, which originates from the Umngot River in Meghalaya. The river enters Bangladesh through Sylhet district.
The Piyain River, once large and flowing, ...
. The rocks are also natural and come down with water streams from the mountains. It is one of the most visited tourist spots in Bangladesh. This place is alongside the
Bangladesh-India border and has two tectonic plates on the verge of colliding. Geologist have also proved that these kinds of places in Earth have a high rate of earthquakes; the same can be said for
Jaflong
Jaflong () is a hill station and tourist destination in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. It is located in Gowainghat Upazila of Sylhet District and situated at the border between Bangladesh and the Indian state of Meghalaya, overshadowed b ...
,
Lalakhal, and
Manipur
Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically t ...
.
Gallery
File:Beautiful Nature of Bichnakandi.jpg
File:Piyain River, Sylhet, Bangladesh.jpg
See also
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Jaflong
Jaflong () is a hill station and tourist destination in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. It is located in Gowainghat Upazila of Sylhet District and situated at the border between Bangladesh and the Indian state of Meghalaya, overshadowed b ...
References
Sylhet District
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