South Asia
Bhutan
Bumthang District

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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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: place in Bumthang District, Bhutan
  • Also known as: “Bumtang” and “Byakar Dzong”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bathpalathang Airport and Jampa Lhakhang.

Aerodrome
is a domestic airport in , . One of only four airports in the country, it opened on 17 December 2011 with flights to . is situated 3½ km northeast of Jakar Dzong.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Jampa Temple or Temple of Maitreya is located in Bumthang in , and is said to be one of the 108 temples built by King Songtsen Gampo in 659 CE on a single day, to pin down an ogress to earth forever. is situated 3½ km northeast of Jakar Dzong.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jakar and Zugne.

Photo: Jmhullot, CC BY 3.0.
Located in central Bhutan, is renowned as a center of Vajrayana Buddhism, particularly the Nyingma tradition, and is home to numerous monasteries and sacred sites.

Village
is a village in in central , located south of and east of on the Chume River in the Chume Valley. The village is noted for its weavers with scarves tied to their heads in the style. is situated 5 km southeast of Jakar Dzong.

Jakar Dzong

Latitude
27.55° or 27° 33′ north
Longitude
90.71667° or 90° 43′ east
Elevation
3,095 metres (10,154 feet)
Open location code
7MVGGPX8+XM
Geo­Names ID
1252622
Wiki­data ID
Q4159741
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Satellite Map

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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”
  • German: “Jakar-Dzong”
  • Gujarati: “જકાર ઝોંગ”
  • Japanese: “ジェイカー・ゾン”
  • Russian: “Джакар (дзонг)”
  • Russian: “Джакар Дзонг”
  • 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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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Jakar Dzong”. Photo: Jmhullot, CC BY 3.0.