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Jakar
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Jakar () 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.

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Place details

Locality
Dawathang_Dorjibi_ Kashingtsawa
Region
བུམ་ཐང་རྫོང་ཁག་
Country
འབྲུག་ཡུལ།
Population
6,243
Timezone
Asia/Thimphu

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Jakar
Settlement.native_name_lang
dz
Settlement.other_name
Byakar
Settlement.native_name
བྱ་ཀར་
Settlement.settlement_type
Thromde
Settlement.image_skyline
JakarDzong.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
300px
Settlement.image_caption
Jakar Dzong
Settlement.pushpin_map
Bhutan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Bhutan
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Dzongkhag
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Bumthang
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Gewog
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Chhoekhor
Settlement.established_title
Settled
Settlement.established_date
ca. 1549

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Wikidata facts

Elevation
2587
Image
JakarDzong.jpg
Dialing code
363
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Jakar
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14 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Location
  • Climate
  • Transport
  • Main sights
  • Jakar Dzong
  • Tourism
  • Culture
  • Schools
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

{{Infobox settlement

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