South Asia
Bhutan
Gasa District

Laya

Laya is a town in Laya Gewog in in northwestern . It is inhabited by the indigenous Layap people, and is the highest settlement in the country at 3,820 meters above sea level.
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  • Type: Village with 2,000 residents
  • Description: place in Gasa District, Bhutan
  • Also known as: “Laya, Bhutan”

Laya

Latitude
28.06166° or 28° 3′ 42″ north
Longitude
89.68327° or 89° 40′ 60″ east
Population
2,000
Elevation
3,825 metres (12,549 feet)
Open location code
7MWF3M6M+M8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3202204504
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1337389
Wiki­data ID
Q3828171
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In Other Languages

From Chechen to Tatar—“Laya” goes by many names.
  • Chechen: “Лая”
  • Dutch: “Laya”
  • French: “Laya”
  • Indonesian: “Laya, Bhutan”
  • Indonesian: “Laya”
  • Irish: “Laya”
  • Italian: “Laya”
  • Japanese: “ラヤ”
  • Persian: “لایا، بوتان”
  • Persian: “لایا”
  • Polish: “Laya”
  • Serbian: “Лаја”
  • Slovak: “Laya”
  • Spanish: “Laya”
  • Tatar: “Лая (авыл, Бутан)”
  • Tatar: “Лая”

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