Gasa
Gasa is a town in Gasa District, Bhutan and has about 548 residents and an elevation of 2,761 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gasa Dzong.
Gasa Dzong
Building
Photo: Cfynn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gasa Dzong or Gasa Tashi Thongmön Dzong near Gasa is the administrative center of Gasa Dzongkhag in the northwestern region of Bhutan. The Dzong was built in the 17th century by Tenzin Drukdra the second Druk Desi over the site of a meditation place established by Drubthob Terkungpa in the 13th century.
Gasa
- Type: Town with 548 residents
- Also known as: “Gasa Dzong”
- Category: locality
- Location: Gasa District, Bhutan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.90576° or 27° 54′ 21″ northLongitude
89.72936° or 89° 43′ 46″ eastPopulation
548Elevation
2,761 metres (9,058 feet)Open location code
7MVFWP4H+8POpenStreetMap ID
node 2973748698OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
1252578
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Gasa” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “加萨宗”
- Czech: “Gasa”
- Japanese: “ガサ”
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