Titiwangsa Mountains

Titiwangsa Mountains
Banjaran Titiwangsa/Besar (Malay) ทิวเขาสันกาลาคีรี (Thai) 蒂迪旺沙山脉 (Chinese) 蒂迪旺沙山脈 (Chinese)
The view of the Titiwangsa Mountains near Mount Suku.
Highest point
Peak	Gunung Korbu
Elevation	2,183 m (7,162 ft)
Dimensions
Length	480 km (300 mi) NW/SE
Width	120 km (75 mi) NE/SW
Geography
Countries	Thailand and Malaysia
Provinces/States	Songkhla, Yala, Narathiwat, Perak, Kelantan, Pahang, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan
Range coordinates	5°58′12″N 101°19′37″E / 5.9699°N 101.3269°E / 5.9699; 101.3269
Parent range	Tenasserim Hills
Geology
Age of rock	Permian and Triassic
Type of rock	Granite and limestone

The Titiwangsa Mountains (Malay: Banjaran Titiwangsa; Jawi: بنجرن تيتيوڠسا‎, pronounced [ˈband͡ʒaˈran titiwaŋˈsa]), also known as Banjaran Besar (lit. 'main range') by locals, is the chain of mountains that forms the backbone of the Malay Peninsula. The northern section of the range is in southern Thailand, where it is known as Sankalakhiri Range (Thai: ทิวเขาสันกาลาคีรี; RTGS: Thio Khao Sankalakhiri; pronounced [tʰīw kʰǎw sǎn.kāːlāːkʰīːrīː]).

The mountain range acts as a natural divider, dividing Peninsular Malaysia, as well as southernmost Thailand, into east and west coast regions. It also serves as a drainage divide of some major rivers of Peninsular Malaysia such as the Pahang, Perak, Kelantan, Klang and Muar. The length of mountain range is about 480 km from north to south.