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Jakar
Bhutan · Bumthang
Jakar is a town in the central-eastern region of Bhutan. It is the district capital of Bumthang District and the location of Jakar Dzong, the regional dzong fortress. The name Jakar roughly translates as "white bird" in reference to its foundation myth, according to which a roosting white bird signalled the proper and auspicious location to found a monastery around 1549.
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Things to do in Jakar
- Bhutan Romantic Tour in Jakar · 4 h · from $600
Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC+6 · 12 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Bumthang
- Main language
- Dzongkha
- On the map
- 27.57° N, 90.74° E
Near Jakar
- Trongsa · 24 km away
- Wangdue · 67 km away
- Tawang · 100 km away
- Thimphu · 109 km away
- Paro · 131 km away
- Guwahati · 188 km away
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