Official Name: | Duksum |
Pushpin Map: | Bhutan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bhutan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name: | Bhutan |
Subdivision Name1: | Trashiyangtse District |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Total: | 283 |
Coordinates: | 27.42°N 91.59°W |
Duksum, also known in the past as Doksum, Dogsum or Dosum[1] is a village in north-eastern Bhutan. It is located in Khamdang Gewog in Trashiyangtse District. By road it is 21 km. from Trashigang town and only 2 km. from the well known religious site of Gomphu Kora.[2] Duksum was famous for its ancient Chazam (iron suspension bridge), which was, however, dismantled in 2004 for restoration.[3] Originally built by lama Thang Tong Gyalpo, it was rebuilt after 2004 at Tamchog Lhakhang near Paro.[4] The township of Duksum was mainly a trading post for nearby, off-the-road settlements. Its importance declined with the extension of rural roads and especially because of a heavy rockfall of 2004 which destroyed many shops, restaurants and houses.[5] At the 2005 census, its population was 283.[6] The post code of Duksum post office is 46002.[7]