Duksum

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Duksum
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Coordinates: 27°25′12″N91°35′24″E / 27.42000°N 91.59000°E / 27.42000; 91.59000 Coordinates: 27°25′12″N91°35′24″E / 27.42000°N 91.59000°E / 27.42000; 91.59000
Country Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
District Trashiyangtse District
Population
 (2005)
  Total283

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]

Main street of Duksum Trashiyangtse district, Bhutan Duksum main street Oct 2008 059 461 kb.jpg
Main street of Duksum Trashiyangtse district, Bhutan

At the 2005 census, its population was 283. [6] The post code of Duksum post office is 46002. [7]


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References

  1. see "Change of name of Post Offices in Bhutan" by Leo van der Velden in Postal Himal no.162, 2nd Quarter 2015 http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/postalhimal/pdf/PH_2015_002.pdf
  2. Tourism Council of Bhutan "Gomphu Kora Festival" http://www.tourism.gov.bt/activities/gomphu-kora-festival
  3. "Locals want their iron bridge restored" http://www.bhutancreativetour.com/locals-want-their-iron-bridge-restored/
  4. see https://www.flickr.com/photos/lindadevolder/1791518218/
  5. "Duksum: temporary revival?" in Kuensel 17 July 2017
  6. "Bhutan: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 2008-07-11.[ dead link ]
  7. Bhutan Post post codes list http://www.bhutanpost.bt/documents/postcodes.pdf Archived 2017-12-26 at the Wayback Machine