Tazing Dong
Highest point
Elevation789 m (2,589 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Geography
LocationSaichol Mountain ranges,
Ruma Upazila, Bandarban
RegionBangladesh
Geology
Mountain typePeak

Tazing Dong (also known as Bijay) is a peak of Bangladesh. Officially, it is 1,280 metres high and claimed to the highest mountain in Bangladesh.[1] It is located in the "Saichol Mountain ranges", Ruma Upazila, Bandarban District, southeastern of Bangladesh. Formerly, it was thought that Keokradong is the highest mountain in Bangladesh, but in modern research this information has been proved wrong.[2] Research proved that Saka Haphong is the highest peak in Bangladesh,[3] but although this research is consistent with modern mapping, it is not recognized by authorities.

Location

Tazing Dong is located on "Saichol Mountain ranges", Remakri Union, Ruma Upazila, Bandarban District, Bangladesh. It is 25 km from Upazila Sadar of Ruma Upazila. There is a tribal village near this peak.

Name origin

As of dialect of local tribals, "Tazing" means Big or Highest and "Dong" means Mountain or "Peak". from this two words named this peak. as officially, named it with "Bijay Mountain".

References

  1. ↑ "Bangladesh". Banglapedia.
  2. ↑ "কেওক্রাডংয়ে দুরন্ত পাহাড়ি মেঘ". Dainik Alokito Bangladesh. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "দেশের সর্বোচ্চ চূড়া মোদক টং". Kaler Kantho. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

See also

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