Drukgyal Dzong
Drukgyal Dzong, also known as Drukgyel Dzong, is a fortress and Buddhist monastery, located in the upper part of the Paro District, Bhutan. The dzong was built by Tenzin Drukdra in 1649 at the behest of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, to commemorate victory over an invasion from Tibet.
- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as: “Drugyel Dzong”, “Друкгьел-дзонг”, and “Друкьел-дзонг”
Drukgyal Dzong
- Category: dzong in Tibet
- Location: Paro District, Bhutan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.5° or 27° 30′ north
Longitude
89.33333° or 89° 20′ east
Elevation
2,523 metres (8,278 feet)
Open location code
7MVFG82M+28
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Drukgyal Dzong” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “朱克傑宗”
- Dutch: “Drukgyal Dzong”
- Dzongkha: “འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་རྫོང་།”
- German: “Drukyel Dzong”
- German: “Drukyel-Dzong”
- Russian: “Другьел-дзонг”
- Russian: “Друкгьял-дзонг”
- Slovenian: “Drukgyal dzong”
- Slovenian: “Grad Drukgyal”
- Spanish: “Dzong Drukgyal”
- Swedish: “Drukgyal Dzong”
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