Jakar

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Introducing Jakar

Near the foot of the Chokhor valley, Jakar (or Chakkar) is the major trading centre of the region. This will probably be your base for several days as you visit the surrounding valleys.

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Jakar itself is a fairly interesting one-street town, with a goldsmith, tailor, several butchers and a hardware store, and it’s worth a quick wander. As with other towns in Bhutan, Jakar plans to shift location to a new town, just north of the Sey Lhakhang, though no date has been given as yet for the move.

Bumthang has some important festivals, of which the most important is the Jampey Lhakhang Drup, in the ninth month (October). The recently introduced three-day Bumthang tsechu, a week earlier, features mask dancing in the dzong. Tamshing, Nyang and Ura monasteries all have large festivals.

There is a strong wind from the south every afternoon, which makes Jakar nippy in the evenings.

Last updated: Feb 17, 2009

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