Loi Hkilek or Loi Kyi-lek is a mountain of the
Shan Hills
The Shan Hills ( my, ရှမ်းရိုးမ; ''Shan Yoma''), also known as Shan Highland, is a vast mountainous zone that extends through Yunnan to Myanmar and Thailand. The whole region is made up of numerous mountain ranges separated ...
, in
Shan State
Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင်းတႆး, italics=no) also known by the Endonym and exonym, endonyms Shanland, Muang Tai, and Tailong, is a administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. ...
,
Burma
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.
GoogleEarth
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Geography
Loi Hkilek is located about 11 km to the northeast of
Möng Kyawt
Möng Kyawt, also known as Mongkyawt is a village in Mong Ton Township of Mongsat District, Shan State, eastern Burma (Myanmar).
Geography
Möng Kyawt is located in a mountainous area; Loi Hkilek, a 1,973 m high mountain is located about 11 ...
(Mongkyawt) in
Mong Ton Township
Mong Ton Township or Mong Tong Township is a township of Mongs Ton District in the Eastern Shan State of Myanmar. The capital town is Mong Ton. It borders Mong Pying Township to the north, Mong Hsat Township to the east, Mong Nai Township and ...
of
Mongsat District
Mong Hsat District or Mongsat District ( my, မိုင်းဆတ်ခရိုင်) is a district of the Shan State in Myanmar. It consists of 2 townships 5 towns and 1095 villages.
Townships
The district contains the following townships ...
.
Although this mountain is mentioned in the
Imperial Gazetteer of India
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as "a 2,133 high mountain located in
Mongkyawt District",
[Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 407](_blank)
/ref> its actual elevation is 1,973 m.
See also
*List of mountains in Burma
The following is a list of mountains in Myanmar (Burma). The elevations are in metres. For the names of the mountains in the Latin script the most common transcription has been adopted.
Note:
Many mountains in the country are important not b ...
References
External links
Google Books, ''The Physical Geography of Southeast Asia''
Geography of Shan State
Mountains of Myanmar
Shan Hills
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