Aiyang Tlang
| Aiyang Tlang | |
|---|---|
 View of Aiyang Tlang Hill, Dalian Headman Para. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,005 m (3,297 ft) |
| Coordinates | 21°40′23.78″N 92°36′16.01″E / 21.6732722°N 92.6044472°E |
| Geography | |
  Aiyang Tlang Location in Bangladesh (on the border with Burma)  Aiyang Tlang Aiyang Tlang (Myanmar) | |
| Location | Bangladesh–Myanmar border |
Aiyang Tlang is a mountain on the Bangladesh–Myanmar border.[1] In 2020, Aiyang Tlang Hill was confirmed to be the highest point in Bangladesh. The hill was discovered in the 1980s by Van Rausang Bawm of the local Bawm ethnic community.[2] On 13 November 2019, Engineer Jyotirmoy Dhar became the first Bangladeshi to climb the mountain.[3][4]
In November 2019, the height of Aiyang Tlang was measured by GPS (Global positioning system) and it was 3298 feet high above sea level.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ থানচিতে মিলল ৩২৯৮ ফুটের নতুন পর্বতশৃঙ্গের খোঁজ. Amader Shomoy (in Bengali).
- ^ ৩২৯৮ ফুটের নতুন পর্বতশৃঙ্গের খোঁজ মিলল থানচিতে (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "3300 feet highest hill discovered in Bandarban". The New Nation.
- ^ a b "New highest hill spotted in Bandarban". The Asian Age.
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