# Habiganj District

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. One of the four districts in the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh.

## Etymology
Refers to the district of Habiganj, which is a transliteration of হবিগঞ্জ (hobigonj), a corruption of হবিবগঞ্জ (hobibogonj), ultimately a bilingual compound of Arabic حبيب (“beloved”) + Persian گنج (“treasury, store”), as the district was named after the local ruler Syed Habibuddin.

## Source
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