Dhur
Dhur
དུར་ | |
|---|---|
  Dhur Location in Bhutan | |
| Coordinates: 27°36′N 90°39′E / 27.600°N 90.650°E / 27.600; 90.650 | |
| Country |  Bhutan |
| Dzongkhag | Bumthang District |
| Gewog | Chhoekhor Gewog |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BTT) |
Dhur or D°ur (Dzongkha: དུར་; Wylie: dur) is a town in western Chhoekhor Gewog, Bumthang District in central Bhutan.[1][2]
Dhur is the main area where Brokkat, one of the endangered languages of Bhutan, is spoken.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Chiwogs in Bumthang" (PDF). Election Commission, Government of Bhutan. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
- ^ "Brokkat". Ethnologue Online. Dallas: SIL International. 2006. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
- ^ van Driem, George L. (1993). "Language Policy in Bhutan". London: SOAS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
External links
- Satellite map at Maplandia.com
