Singkhon Pass

Singkhon Pass
ด่านสิงขร
Maw Daung
Border checkpoint, Singkhon Pass
Elevation245 m (804 ft)[1]
LocationMyanmarThailand border
RangeTenasserim Hills
Coordinates11°47′22″N 99°38′27″E / 11.78944°N 99.64083°E / 11.78944; 99.64083
Dan Sing Khon is located in Thailand
Dan Sing Khon
Dan Sing Khon
Location of Singkhon Pass on the Myanmar/Thailand border
Singkhon Pass Myanmar-Thailand border post. Border Patrol Police office.
Road sign on Thailand Road 1039 near Singkhon Pass

Singkhon Pass[2] (Thai: ด่านสิงขร), also referred to as Sing Khon and as Maw Daung after the name of the Burmese town west of the border,[3] is a pass across the Tenasserim Hills on the border between Thailand and Myanmar, at an elevation of 245 metres (804 ft). The pass is close to the narrowest point of Thailand in Khlong Wan (คลองวาฬ) subdistrict, Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan District, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province.

  1. ^ GoogleEarth
  2. ^ "Singkhon Checkpoint to Open this Year". Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  3. ^ Maw-daung Pass