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Nakawan Range

Nakawan Range

Mountain range in Malaysia-Thailand

The Nakawan Range (Malay: Banjaran Nakawan; Jawi: بنجارن نكاون) is a karstic hill range, part of the Tenasserim Hills, straddling northeast–southwest along the border between the Malaysian state of Perlis and the southern Thai province of Satun for approximately 36 km (22.3 mi). Geologically, it is part of the Setul Group.

The Nakawan rises behind the Malaysia-Thai border checkpoint near Wang Kelian.
The Nakawan seen from Timah Tasoh

Part of the range is gazetted as Perlis State Park.


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