Barail Range
{{short description|Mountain range in Northeast India}}
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| photo = Barail Range in Dima Hasao district.jpg
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| photo_caption = The Assam section of the Barail Range
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| elevation_m = 3048
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| highest = Mount Japfü
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| coordinates = {{coord|25|16|27|N|93|20|51|E|type:mountain_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline}}
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| country = India
| subdivision1_type = States
| subdivision1 = {{enum|Assam|Meghalaya|Manipur|Nagaland}}
| subdivision2_type = Region
| subdivision2 = Northeast India
| settlement_type = Settlements
| settlement = {{enum|Dima Hasao|Kohima|Shillong|Diphu|Silchar}}
| subdivision4_type = Rivers
| subdivision4 = {{enum|Barak|Brahmaputra|Kopili}}
| geology = Sandstone
| orogeny = Himalayan Orogeny
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The Barail Range is a tertiary mountain range in Northeast India with an area of approximately 80,000 ha between Brahmaputra and Barak basins stretching from Nagaland & Manipur to the east and Assam & Meghalaya to the west.{{Cite web|title=BirdLife Data Zone|url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/barail-range-iba-india|access-date=2021-01-09|website=datazone.birdlife.org}}{{Cite web |last1=saikia |first1=partha |last2=protim |date= |title=Barail Range of Assam {{!}} Mountain of Assam |url=https://northeastindiaindetails.blogspot.com/2020/05/barail-range.html|access-date=2021-01-09 |website=NORTH EAST INDIA IN DETAILS}}
Highest Peak is Mount Japfü (3,048 m) in Nagaland. Other notable peaks are Laike (1,959 m), Theipibung (1,866m), Mahadevi (1,739m) and Kaukaha (1,736m).
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{{Geography of India}}
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Category:Mountain ranges of India
Category:Geography of Meghalaya
Category:Geography of Nagaland
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