Tazing Dong ( bn, তাজিংডং), officially known as Bijay (Bengali: ), is a mountain 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 ...
. Officially, it is the highest mountain in Bangladesh. It is located on Saichol Mountain ranges,
Ruma Upazila
Ruma ( bn, রুমা) is an upazila of Bandarban District in the Division of Chittagong Division, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography
Ruma is located at . It has 3,650 households and a total area of 492.1 km2.
Demographics
According to the ...
of
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 ...
District
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
, southeast of Bangladesh. According to official calculations, the height of Tazing Dong is . Earlier, some used to say that
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 ...
was the highest mountain in Bangladesh; others used to claim
Saka Haphong
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 ...
the highest mountain.
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
Ruma ( bn, রুমা) is an upazila of Bandarban District in the Division of Chittagong Division, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography
Ruma is located at . It has 3,650 households and a total area of 492.1 km2.
Demographics
According to the ...
,
Bandarban District
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 o ...
, in Bangladesh. It is away from
Upazila Sadar
An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...
of
Ruma Upazila
Ruma ( bn, রুমা) is an upazila of Bandarban District in the Division of Chittagong Division, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography
Ruma is located at . It has 3,650 households and a total area of 492.1 km2.
Demographics
According to the ...
. There is a tribal village near this peak.
See also
*
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 ...
*
Saka Haphong
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 ...
References
External links
Tazing Dong (Bijay) Mountain in Bangladesh National PortalTazing Dong (Bijay) PeakTravel Mate BD
Mountains of Bangladesh
Bandarban District
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