Dawna Range
| Dawna Range | |
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mela Taung |
| Elevation | 2,080 m (6,820 ft) |
| Coordinates | 17°12′N 98°5′E / 17.200°N 98.083°ECoordinates: 17°12′N 98°5′E / 17.200°N 98.083°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 350 km (220 mi) |
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| Countries | Burma and Thailand |
| Parent range | Shan Hills |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Granite, limestone |
The Dawna Range, also known as Dawna Hills (Burmese Dawna Taungdan;Thai: ทิวเขาดอยมอนกุจู), is a mountain range in eastern Burma and northwestern Thailand. Its northern end is located in Kayah State where it meets the Daen Lao Range, a subrange of the Shan Hills. The range runs southwards along Kayin State as a natural border with Mon State in the west forming parallel ranges to the northern end of the Tenasserim Hills further south and southeast. The Dawna Range extends east of the Salween southwards from the Shan Hills for about 350 km, at the western limit of the Thai highlands. Its southern end reaches the Thai-Myanmar border in the Umphang area, entering Thailand west of Kamphaeng Phet. The Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary is in the Thai side of the range.
Some geographers include the Dawna Range as the western and the southern part of the Thanon Thong Chai Range (เทือกเขาถนนธงชัย). The highest point of the range is 2,080 m high Mela Taung; 2,005 m high Mulayit Taung is located at the southern end of the range.
The Dawna Range provides a habitat for the tiger, the wild Asian elephant and Fea's muntjak. Endangered species in the area are the plain-pouched hornbill and Gurney's pitta. There are other rare species some of which have only recently been discovered.
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