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.
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 2,520 metres (8,280 feet)
- …is also known as “Drugyel Dzong”
- Description: human settlement
- Category: dzong in Tibet
- Location
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Latitude
27.5° or 27° 30′ north
Longitude
89.33333° or 89° 20′ east
Open location code
7MVFG82M+28
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Drukgyal Dzong” goes by many names.
朱克傑宗Chinese
Drukgyal DzongDutch
འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་རྫོང་།Dzongkha
Другьел-дзонгRussian
Друкгьел-дзонгRussian
Друкгьял-дзонгRussian
Друкьел-дзонгRussian
Drukgyal dzongSlovenian
Grad DrukgyalSlovenian
Drukgyal DzongSwedish
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