Aiyang Tlang Explained

Aiyang Tlang
Elevation M:1005
Location:Bangladesh–Myanmar border
Map:Bangladesh#Myanmar
Label Position:left
Coordinates:21.6733°N 92.6044°W

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.

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Notes and References

  1. News: https://www.amadershomoy.com/bn/2019/12/23/1049592.htm. bn:থানচিতে মিলল ৩২৯৮ ফুটের নতুন পর্বতশৃঙ্গের খোঁজ. Amader Shomoy . bn.
  2. Web site: http://awaaz.com.bd/archives/142. bn:৩২৯৮ ফুটের নতুন পর্বতশৃঙ্গের খোঁজ মিলল থানচিতে. bn. 28 December 2019. 23 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200223022340/http://awaaz.com.bd/archives/142. dead.
  3. Web site: 3300 feet highest hill discovered in Bandarban. The New Nation.
  4. News: New highest hill spotted in Bandarban . The Asian Age.