Wangdichholing
Wangdichholing is a hospital building in Bumthang District, Bhutan. Wangdichholing is situated nearby to the aerodrome Bathpalathang Airport, as well as near the Buddhist temple Jakar Dzong.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bathpalathang Airport and Jakar Dzong.
Bathpalathang Airport
Aerodrome
Bathpalathang Airport is a domestic Bhutanese airport in Jakar, Bumthang District. One of only four airports in the country, it opened on 17 December 2011 with flights to Paro.
Jakar Dzong
Buddhist temple
Jakar Dzong or Jakar Yugyal Dzong is the dzong or fortress of the Bumthang District in central Bhutan. It is located on a ridge above Jakar town in the Chamkhar valley of Bumthang. Jakar Dzong is situated 1 km south of Wangdichholing.
Jampa Lhakhang
Buddhist temple
The Jampa Temple or Temple of Maitreya is located in Bumthang in Bhutan, and is said to be one of the 108 temples built by Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo in 659 CE on a single day, to pin down an ogress to earth forever. Jampa Lhakhang is situated 2½ km northwest of Wangdichholing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jakar and Zugne.
Jakar
Located in central Bhutan, Jakar is renowned as a center of Vajrayana Buddhism, particularly the Nyingma tradition, and is home to numerous monasteries and sacred sites.Zugne
Village
Zugne is a village in Bumthang District in central Bhutan, located south of Jakar and east of Gyetsa on the Chume River in the Chume Valley. The village is noted for its weavers with scarves tied to their heads in the Bumthang style. Zugne is situated 6 km south of Wangdichholing.
Wangdichholing
- Type: Hospital building
- Categories: building and health care
- Location: Bumthang District, Bhutan, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
27.5571° or 27° 33′ 26″ north
Longitude
90.74533° or 90° 44′ 43″ east
Open location code
7MVGHP4W+R4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=hospital
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