Tazing Dong

Tazing Dong (Bengali: তাজিংডং), officially known as Bijoy (Bengali: বিজয়), is a mountain in Bangladesh. Officially, it is the highest mountain in Bangladesh.[1] It is located on Saichol Mountain ranges, Ruma Upazila of Bandarban District, southeast of Bangladesh. According to official calculations, the height of Tazing Dong is 1,280 metres (4,200 ft).[2] Earlier, some used to say that Keokradong was the highest mountain in Bangladesh; others used to claim Saka Haphong the highest mountain.[3][4]

Tazing Dong
Bijay
Tazing Dong
Highest point
Elevation4,198 feet
Geography
Location
Ruma Upazila, Bandarban
RegionBangladesh
Geology
Mountain typePeak

Etymology

In local dialect, "Tazing" means big or highest, and "Dong" means mountain or peak. So "Tazing Dong" means "the highest mountain". The mountain is officially named Bijay Mountain.

Location

Tazing Dong is in the Saichol Mountain range, Remakri Union, Ruma Upazila, Bandarban District, in Bangladesh. It is 25 km (16 miles) away from Upazila Sadar of Ruma Upazila. There is a tribal village near this peak.

See also

References
  1. "Bangladesh". Banglapedia.
  2. "The Second Highest Mountain's Search Profit" দ্বিতীয় সর্বোচ্চ পাহাড়ের সন্ধান লাভ. Dainik Janakantha (in Bengali). 27 February 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  3. "Heavy Mountain Clouds at Keokradong" কেওক্রাডংয়ে দুরন্ত পাহাড়ি মেঘ. Dainik Alokito Bangladesh (in Bengali). 15 August 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  4. "The Highest Peak in the Country is Modak Tong" দেশের সর্বোচ্চ চূড়া মোদক টং. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 23 February 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.


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