Jakar Dzong

Jakar Dzong or Jakar Yugyal Dzong is the dzong or fortress of the in central . It is located on a ridge above town in the Chamkhar valley of Bumthang.
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  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of around 3,100 metres (10,150 feet)
  • Description: place in Bumthang District, Bhutan
  • Also known as
    “Bumtang”
    “Byakar Dzong”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bathpalathang Airport and Jampa Lhakhang.
is a domestic airport in , . is situated 3½ km northeast of Jakar Dzong.
Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Jampa Temple or Temple of Maitreya is located… is situated 3½ km northeast of Jakar Dzong.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jakar and Zugne.
Jmhullot, CC BY 3.0.
Located in central Bhutan, is renowned…
is a village in in central… is situated 5 km southeast of Jakar Dzong.

Jakar Dzong

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Latitude
27.55° or 27° 33′ north
Longitude
90.71667° or 90° 43′ east
Open location code
7MVGGPX8+XM
Geo­Names ID
1252622
Wiki­data ID
Q4159741

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In Other Languages

From Croatian to Urdu—“Jakar Dzong” goes by many names.
  • Croatian: “Džakar dzong”
  • Dzongkha: “བྱ་དཀར་རྫོང་།”
  • German: “Jakar-Dzong”
  • Gujarati: “જકાર ઝોંગ”
  • Japanese: “ジェイカー・ゾン”
  • Russian: “Джакар (дзонг)”
  • Slovenian: “Džakar dzong”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Džakar”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Jakar”
  • Spanish: “Dzong Jakar”
  • Ukrainian: “Джакар-дзонг”
  • Urdu: “جاکر دزونگ”

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