The
Shan Hills (, ;
Shan Yoma), also known as
Shan Highland, is a vast
mountainous zone that extends through
Yunnan to
Burma and
Thailand. The whole region is made up of numerous mountain ranges separated mostly by narrow valleys as well as a few broader
intermontane basins. The ranges in the area are aligned in such a way that they link to the
foothills of the
Himalayas further to the northwest.