page_title: Salient (geography)
section_title: Asia
hierarchical_section_title: Salient (geography) / Country-level salients / Asia
context_page_description: A salient is an elongated protrusion of a geopolitical entity, such as a subnational entity or a sovereign state.
  While similar to a peninsula in shape, a salient is not surrounded by water on three sides. Instead, it has a land border on at least two sides and extends out from the larger geographical body of the administrative unit.
  In American English the term panhandle is often used to describe a relatively long and narrow salient, such as the westernmost extension of Oklahoma. Less common descriptors include chimney, or stovepipe and bootheel.
context_section_description: Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan
  Chittagong, Bangladesh
  Rangpur, Bangladesh
  Tanintharyi Region, Burma (Myanmar)
  Parrot's Beak, Cambodia
  Louroujina Salient, Cyprus
  Seven Sister States, India (largest in the world)
  Sikkim, India
  Jerusalem corridor, Israel
  Galilee Panhandle, Israel
  Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
  Mangystau Region, Kazakhstan
  Batken, Kyrgyzstan
  Phongsaly Province, Laos
  North Hamgyŏng, South Hamgyŏng, and Ryanggang, together comprise the "panhandle" of North Korea
  Primorsky Krai, Russia
  Sughd, Tajikistan
  Southern Thailand, Thailand
  Hatay Province, Turkey
  Surxondaryo Region, Uzbekistan
  Tây Ninh Province, Vietnam
caption: The 14 provinces of Thailand forming the salient of Southern Thailand.
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