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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as: “Drugyel Dzong”
Drukgyal Dzong
- Category: dzong in Tibet
- Location: Paro District, Bhutan, South Asia, Asia
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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: “Drukgyal Dzong”
- German: “Drukyel Dzong”
- German: “Drukyel-Dzong”
- Russian: “Другьел-дзонг”
- Russian: “Друкгьел-дзонг”
- Russian: “Друкгьял-дзонг”
- Russian: “Друкьел-дзонг”
- Slovenian: “Drukgyal dzong”
- Slovenian: “Grad Drukgyal”
- Spanish: “Dzong Drukgyal”
- Swedish: “Drukgyal Dzong”
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