Jakar Dzong (BTN)

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  • 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. It is built on the site of an earlier temple established by the Ralung hierarch Yongzin Ngagi Wangchuk (1517–1554) when he came to Bhutan.

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    Jakar Dzong (BTN)

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      Jakar Dzong (BTN)

      • UF Byakar Dzong (Bhutan)

      • UF Jakar Yugyal Dzong (Bhutan)

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        Hicks, JH - 'Byakar Dzong' [Jakar Dzong]
        GB 235 HJH/2/1/5 · Item · 12 April 1949
        Part of Mr. John Herbert Hicks Collection

        1 watercolour painting of a hilly valley, with buildings, including Byakar Dzong [Jakar Dzong]. Mountains in the distance

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        Byakar Dzong [Jakar Dzong]
        Apr. 12th 1949

         Hicks, John Herbert