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			{{Short description\|Mountain range in India/Myanmar}}
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	{{Infobox mountain ~~range~~		{{Infobox mountain
	\| name =Patkai ~~Range~~		\| name = Patkai
	\| photo = Pangsau Pass.jpg		\| photo = Pangsau Pass.jpg
	\| photo_caption =Patkai hill summits seen from the Pangsau Pass		\| photo_caption =Patkai hill summits seen from the Pangsau Pass
	\| highest = [[Mount Saramati]]<ref>[https://books.google.de/books?id=hHKiJGzJ5ewC&q=%22patkai+range%22+%22mt.+saramati%22~~&dq=%22patkai+range%22+%22mt.+saramati%22&hl=de&sa=X&redir_esc=y~~ The new encyclopaedia Britannica]</ref>		\| highest = [[Mount Saramati]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=hHKiJGzJ5ewC&q=%22patkai+range%22+%22mt.+saramati%22 The new encyclopaedia Britannica]</ref>
	\| elevation_m= 3826		\| elevation_m= 3826
	\| ~~elevation_note~~=		\| elevation_ref=
			\| coordinates = {{coord\|25\|44\|24\|N\|95\|2\|15\|E\|type:mountain_scale:100000\|format=dms\|display=inline}}
			\| coordinates_ref =<ref name=pb>{{cite peakbagger\|pid=10948\|name=Saramati, Myanmar/India\|accessdate=2025-10-18}}</ref>
	\| listing =		\| listing =
	\| ~~parent~~ =		\| range = [[Purvanchal Range]]
	\| map = Myanmar		\| country = {{enum\|[[India]]\|[[Myanmar]]}}
			\| map = Myanmar#India
	\| region =		\| region =
	\| map_caption = Location of Patkai		\| map_caption = Location of Patkai
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	\| ~~location = [[India]], [[Burma]]~~		\| range_coordinates = {{coord\|27\|0\|N\|96\|0\|E\|type:mountain_scale:100000\|format=dms\|display=it}}
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	The '''Pat-kai''' (Pron: ~~ˈpʌtˌkaɪ~~), or Patkai Bum (~~meaning "to cut (~~''~~pat~~'') ~~chicken (''Kai'')" in~~ [~~[Tai-Ahom]~~] ~~language),~~ are the ~~hills on~~ [[~~India~~]]~~'s north-eastern~~ [[~~India–Myanmar border~~\|~~border~~]] ~~with~~ [[~~Burma~~]] ~~or Myanmar. They were created by the same~~ [[~~tectonic~~]] ~~processes that created the~~ [[~~Himalayas~~]] ~~in the~~ [[~~Mesozoic~~]]. {{~~Citation~~ needed\|date=~~March 2009~~}}		The '''Pat-kai''' (Pron:pʌtˌkaɪ) or Patkai Bum ([[Burmese language\|Burmese]]: ''Patkaing Taungdan'')<ref>[http://www.eki.ee/knab/valik/gzmma.pdf Geographical names of Myanmar]</ref> are a series of mountains on the [[Indo-Myanmar border]] falling in the [[North East India\|northeastern Indian states]] of [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[Nagaland]] and [[Upper Burma]] region of Myanmar. In [[Tai-Ahom]] language, Pat means ''to cut'' and Kai means ''chicken''.{{citation needed\|date=October 2025}}

	==Geography==		==Geography==
	The Patkai ~~hill range~~ are not as rugged as the Himalayas and the peaks are much lower. Features of the range include conical peaks, steep slopes and deep valleys.		The Patkai mountains, part of the [[Purvanchal Range]], are not as rugged as the Himalayas and the peaks are much lower. Features of the range include conical peaks, steep slopes and deep valleys.

	Three mountain ranges come under the Patkai~~. The~~ [[Patkai-Bum]] ~~([[Burmese language\|Burmese]] ''Kumon Taungdan'')~~,~~<ref>[http://www.eki.ee/knab/valik/gzmma.pdf Geographical names of Myanmar]</ref>~~ the [[Garo-Khasi-Jaintia]], and the [[Lushai Hills]]~~, highest point [[Phawngpui\|Phawngpui Tlang]], also known as 'Blue Mountain'~~. The Garo-Khasi range is in the Indian state of [[Meghalaya]]. [[Mawsynram]] and [[Cherrapunji]], on the [[windward]] side of these ~~hills~~ are the world's wettest places, having the highest annual rainfall.		Three mountain ranges come under the Patkai: the [[Patkai-Bum]], the [[Khasi and Jaintia Hills\|Garo-Khasi-Jaintia hills]] and the [[Lushai Hills]]. The Garo-Khasi range is in the Indian state of [[Meghalaya]]. [[Mawsynram]] and [[Cherrapunji]], on the [[windward]] side of these mountains are the world's wettest places, having the highest annual rainfall.

	The climate ~~range~~ from [[temperate]] to [[alpine climate\|alpine]] due to differences in [[altitude]].		The climate ranges from [[temperate]] to [[alpine climate\|alpine]] due to differences in [[altitude]].

	The [[Pangsau Pass]] offers the most important route through the Patkai. The [[Ledo Road]] was built through Pangsau Pass as a strategic supply road ~~built over the range~~ during [[World War II]] to link India with the [[Burma Road]] ~~into~~ [[China]].		The [[Pangsau Pass]] offers the most important route through the Patkai. The [[Ledo Road]] was built through Pangsau Pass as a strategic supply road during [[World War II]] to link India with the [[Burma Road]] and finally onto [[China]].

	In [[~~WWII~~]] the Patkai Range was part of [[The Hump]].		In [[World War II]], the Patkai Range was considered a part of [[The Hump]] by the [[Allies of World War II\|Allied Forces]].

	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[Arakan Mountains]]		*[[Arakan Mountains]]
	*[[List of ~~Ultras~~ of Southeast Asia]]		*[[List of ultras of Southeast Asia]]
	*[[Dehing Patkai Festival]]		*[[Dehing Patkai Festival]]

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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[https://www.northeastindiainfo.com/2019/02/purvanchal-range.html Patkai Hills]		*[https://www.northeastindiainfo.com/2019/02/purvanchal-range.html Patkai Hills]
	*{{commonscat inline\|Patkai ~~range~~}}		*{{commonscat inline\|Patkai}}
	*[http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA487552 The Geology of Burma (Myanmar)]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120119013118/http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA487552 The Geology of Burma (Myanmar)]
	{{GeoSouthAsia}}		{{GeoSouthAsia\|state=collapsed}}

	[[Category:Hills of Myanmar]]		[[Category:Hills of Myanmar]]
	[[Category:Hills of Meghalaya]]		[[Category:Hills of Meghalaya]]
	[[Category:Tourism in Northeast India]]		[[Category:Tourism in Northeast India]]

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox mountain range
| name =Patkai Range
| photo = Pangsau Pass.jpg
| photo_caption =Patkai hill summits seen from the Pangsau Pass
| highest = [[Mount Saramati]]<ref>[https://books.google.de/books?id=hHKiJGzJ5ewC&q=%22patkai+range%22+%22mt.+saramati%22&dq=%22patkai+range%22+%22mt.+saramati%22&hl=de&sa=X&redir_esc=y The new encyclopaedia Britannica]</ref>
| elevation_m= 3826
| elevation_note=
| listing =
| parent =
| map = Myanmar
| region =
| map_caption = Location of Patkai
| label_position =
| location = [[India]], [[Burma]]
| coordinates = {{coord|27|0|N|96|0|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
| geology=
| period=
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| length_km= | length_orientation= N/S
| width_km= | width_orientation=E/W
}}
The '''Pat-kai''' (Pron: ˈpʌtˌkaɪ), or Patkai Bum (meaning "to cut (''pat'') chicken (''Kai'')" in [[Tai-Ahom]] language), are the hills on [[India]]'s north-eastern [[India–Myanmar border|border]] with [[Burma]] or Myanmar. They were created by the same [[tectonic]] processes that created the [[Himalayas]] in the [[Mesozoic]]. {{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}

==Geography==
The Patkai hill range are not as rugged as the Himalayas and the peaks are much lower. Features of the range include conical peaks, steep slopes and deep valleys.

Three mountain ranges come under the Patkai. The [[Patkai-Bum]] ([[Burmese language|Burmese]] ''Kumon Taungdan''),<ref>[http://www.eki.ee/knab/valik/gzmma.pdf Geographical names of Myanmar]</ref> the [[Garo-Khasi-Jaintia]], and the [[Lushai Hills]], highest point [[Phawngpui|Phawngpui Tlang]], also known as 'Blue Mountain'. The Garo-Khasi range is in the Indian state of [[Meghalaya]]. [[Mawsynram]] and [[Cherrapunji]], on the [[windward]] side of these hills are the world's wettest places, having the highest annual rainfall.

The climate range from [[temperate]] to [[alpine climate|alpine]] due to differences in [[altitude]].

The [[Pangsau Pass]] offers the most important route through the Patkai. The [[Ledo Road]] was built through Pangsau Pass as a strategic supply road built over the range during [[World War II]] to link India with the [[Burma Road]] into [[China]].

In [[WWII]] the Patkai Range was part of [[The Hump]].

==See also==
*[[Arakan Mountains]]
*[[List of Ultras of Southeast Asia]]
*[[Dehing Patkai Festival]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.northeastindiainfo.com/2019/02/purvanchal-range.html Patkai Hills]
*{{commonscat inline|Patkai range}}
*[http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA487552 The Geology of Burma (Myanmar)]
{{GeoSouthAsia}}

[[Category:Hills of Myanmar]]
[[Category:Hills of Meghalaya]]
[[Category:Tourism in Northeast India]]

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Gurupratap Rajan: fixed section further and fixed typos based on references

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