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Kurjey Destination Guide

Discover Kurjey in Bhutan

Kurjey in the region of Bumthang is a place located in Bhutan - some 66 mi or ( 106 km ) East of Thimphu , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kurjey

Local time in Kurjey is now 07:12 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Thimphu " with a UTC offset of 6 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Dhaka, Trongsa, Thimphu, Trashi Yangtse, and Daga. When in this area, you might want to check out Dhaka . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kurjey ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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small miss bhutan part 3

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Kurjey Lhakang

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A short clip from the Kurjey Lhakang complex north of Jakar in the district of Bumthang, Bhutan. ..


Festival in Bhutan

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Festival in Bhutan Festival in Bhutan is religious events. The ground where they are held is purified and consecrated by lamas, so when you are watching a festival you are, in essence, on the perimete ..

Sacred Bhutan -- Pt 2.

10:53 min by sacredweare1
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Sacred Bhutan -- Pt 2. "A Kingdom With Leadership" Collective happiness -- "Look at their leader and the people, then measure the breadth of their smiles." In honor of the Buddha Dordenma Project buil ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Bathpalathang Airport

Bathpalathang Airport is a domestic Bhutanese airport in Jakar (Bjakar), Bumthang District. It began operations on 17 December 2011 with flights to Paro.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 27.57 90.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Airports in Bhutan, Bumthang District

Ngang Lhakhang

Ngang Lhakhang is a Buddhist monastery in the Choekhor Valley of central Bhutan. It is located not for from Draphe Dzong, which was the residence of the Choekhor Penlop who was ruling the valley before the Drukpa conquest in the 17th century. Also known as the "Swan temple", Ngang lies on the right side of the valley. It is a private temple, built in the 16th century by a Tibetan lama named Namkha Samdrip, who also built Namkhoe Lhakhang in the Tang Valley.

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Located at 27.65 90.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Buddhist monasteries in Bhutan, Tibetan Buddhist monasteries

Lhodrakarchu Monastery

Lhodrakarchu Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in Bumthang District in central Bhutan. The monastery overlooks Jakar Dzong and the town of Jakar. The monastery is a recent construction, and began being built in the 1990s in the traditional Dzong architectural style following funding from international and Bhutanese donors. As of 2006 the monastery was still not entirely completed. Nevertheless the monastery is home to about 250 monks, many of them children and young adults.

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Located at 27.58 90.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 1990s architecture, Buddhist monasteries in Bhutan, Tibetan Buddhist monasteries

Chhoekhor Gewog

Choekor Gewog is a gewog (village block) of Bumthang District, Bhutan.

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Located at 27.56 90.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Bumthang District, Gewogs of Bhutan

Jakar

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 signaled the proper and auspicious location to found a monastery around 1549.

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Located at 27.55 90.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Bumthang District, Populated places in Bhutan