Dhur Explained

Official Name:Dhur
Native Name:དུར་
Pushpin Map:Bhutan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bhutan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bhutan
Subdivision Type1:Dzongkhag
Subdivision Name1:Bumthang District
Subdivision Type2:Gewog
Subdivision Name2:Chhoekhor Gewog
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:BTT
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:27.6°N 129°W

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

  1. Web site: Chiwogs in Bumthang . PDF . . 2011 . 2011-07-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002183315/http://www.election-bhutan.org.bt/2011/finaldelimitation/bumthang.pdf . 2011-10-02 .
  2. Web site: NGA GeoName Database . . 2008-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080608190852/http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/geonames4.asp . 2008-06-08 . dead .
  3. Web site: Brokkat . Ethnologue Online . . . 2006 . 2011-01-18.
  4. Web site: Language Policy in Bhutan . PDF . van Driem . George L. . George van Driem . . . 1993 . 2011-01-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101101084255/http://repository.forcedmigration.org/pdf/?pid=fmo%3A3003 . 2010-11-01 . dead .

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