Saka Haphong ( bn, সাকা হাফং, my, ဆကးအဖောင် တောင်) is a peak in

Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, south-eastern region of Asia, consistin ...

and

South Asia South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The region consists of the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.;;;;;;;; ...

which was founded by A.K.M Shahidullah Kaiser. Situated in

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

it is often considered the highest point of the country (Bangladesh), with an elevation of . Located on the Bangladesh–

border, it is situated between Thanchi,

Bandarban Bandarban ( bn, বান্দরবান, Chakma: 𑄝𑄚𑄴𑄘𑄧𑄢𑄴𑄝𑄚𑄴) is a district in South-Eastern Bangladesh, and a part of the Chittagong Division. It is one of the three hill districts of Bangladesh and a part of ...

, Bangladesh and the

Chin State Chin State (, ) is a state in western Myanmar. The Chin State is bordered by Sagaing Division and Magway Division to the east, Rakhine State to the south, Bangladesh to the south-west, and the Indian states of Mizoram to the west and Manipur t ...

of Myanmar. Saka Haphong was believed to be the highest peak of Bangladesh, but recent calculations have shown the highest peak of Bangladesh to be

Tazing Dong Tazing Dong ( bn, তাজিংডং), officially known as Bijay (Bengali: ), is a mountain in Bangladesh. Officially, it is the highest mountain in Bangladesh. It is located on Saichol Mountain ranges, Ruma Upazila of Bandarban Dis ...

, which is officially recognized as such. In February 2006 a GPS reading of 1,185 metres was recorded on this summit by Nature And Adventure Club

Ginge Fullen Eamon Christopher McKinley "Ginge" Fullen is a British mountaineer and former Royal Navy clearance diver who holds the Guinness World Records for the fastest climbs of every peak in Europe and Africa. Life Fullen was a clearance diver in the Roy ...

. The location he recorded, 21°47′11″N 92°36′36″E / 21.78639°N 92.61°E, accurately matches the location given by Russian topographic mapping and SRTM data, although these sources show its height to be slightly lower, at 1,052 metres. Recently two trekking clubs counted the height of Saka Haphong as 3,488 and 3,461 feet respectively, both of which exceeds the height of

Keokradong Keokradong ( bn, কেওক্রাডং) is a peak located in Bandarban, Bangladesh, with an elevation of . Some sources claim it as the highest point of Bangladesh. On the top of Keokradong there is a small shelter and a signboard put up b ...

which is 3,172 feet high.

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Mowdok Taung Saka Haphong ( bn, সাকা হাফং, my, ဆကးအဖောင် တောင်) is a peak in Southeast Asia and South Asia which was founded by A.K.M Shahidullah Kaiser. Situated in Bangladesh & Myanmar it is often considered the h ...

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