Darkarla Gewog Explained

Official Name:Darkarla Gewog
Native Name:དར་དཀར་ལ་
Settlement Type:Gewogs
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bhutan
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Thimphu District
Unit Pref:Metric
Timezone:BTT
Utc Offset:+6

Darkarla Gewog (Dzongkha: དར་དཀར་ལ་) is a gewog (village block) of Thimphu District, Bhutan.[1] [2]

Dagala Trek

Dagala is known for its thousand lakes trek, a six day trek along the ancient trails from Thimphu to Dagala The trails were once used by Daga Penlops and porters for transportation between Dagana and Thimphu.[3] The popular trek does not go to Dagana.

There are numerous pristine lakes across the trails and yak herders can also be found along the way.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chiwogs in Thimphu . PDF . . 2011 . 2011-07-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002190808/http://www.election-bhutan.org.bt/2011/finaldelimitation/Thimphu.pdf . 2011-10-02 .
  2. Web site: -. Royal Government of Bhutan. December 12, 2010.
  3. Palden, Tshering. “Along the Ancient Trade Route Genekha to Dagana Trek.” Kuensel Online, 3 June 2017, https://kuenselonline.com/along-the-ancient-trade-route-genekha-to-dagana-trek/.