Trek Zone

Chhoekhor Gewog, Jakar

#5 among attractions in Jakar

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Facts and practical information

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

Alternative names: Coordinates: 27°33'33"N, 90°43'60"E

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Jakar Bhutan

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Day trips

Chhoekhor Gewog – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jambey Lhakhang, Jakar Dzong, Bumthang Valley, Lamay Monastery.

1.1 miN
Monastery
Jambey Lhakhang, Jakar
29 min walk • The Jampa Temple or Temple of Maitreya is located in Bumthang in Bhutan, and is said to be one of the 108 temples built by Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo in 659 CE on a single day, to pin down an ogress to earth forever.
0.9 miSE
Town, Buddhist architecture
Jakar Dzong, Jakar
24 min walk • Jakar Dzong or Jakar Yugyal Dzong 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 when he came to Bhutan.
1.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Bumthang Valley, Jakar
31 min walk • Bumthang Valley is the main inhabited valley in the Bumthang district of Bhutan.
1.1 miSW
Monastery
Lamay Monastery, Jakar
28 min walk • Lamay Monastery or Lamay Gonpa is a Buddhist monastery in Bumthang, Bhutan. It is located four kilometers above the Jakar Dzong and was built by the Trongsa Penlop, Sonam Drugel, the great-grandfather of King Ugyen Wangchuck in the 19th century.