Jakar
Jakar (Dzongkha: བྱ་ཀར་; Wylie: Bya-kar) is a town in the central-eastern region of Bhutan. It is the district capital (dzongkhag thromde) 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.: 168
Jakar
Chakkar Byakar | |
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Thromde | |
Jakar Location in Bhutan | |
| Coordinates: 27°33′0″N 90°44′0″E | |
| Country | Bhutan |
| Dzongkhag | Bumthang |
| Gewog | Chhoekhor |
| Settled | ca. 1549 |
| Elevation | 2,587 m (8,488 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 6,243 |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BTT) |
| Climate | Cwb |
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