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Village 4th admin unit (Bhutan)

Sumthrang translates as "the place of tri-junction." This is because the east-west travel route via Tang valley passes through Sumthrang while a path from Ura in its south ends at Sumthrang forming a tri-junction. The village of Sumthrang was born from the establishment of Dechen Sumthrang Samdrup Choezong Monastery by Nyo Dechog in around 1220s.

  • སུམ་འཕྲང་། (Dzongkha, Tibetan script, Original)
    • sum 'phrang (Dzongkha, Latin script, THL Extended Wylie Transliteration)
    • Sumthrang (Dzongkha, Latin script, Dzongkha Transcription)
    • སོམ་འཕྲང་། (Dzongkha, Tibetan script, Mistaken Spelling)
      • som 'phrang (Dzongkha, Latin script, THL Extended Wylie Transliteration)
      • Somthrang (Dzongkha, Latin script, Dzongkha Transcription)
  • སོམ་བཱརང་། (Dzongkha, Tibetan script, Original)
    • Soombrang (Dzongkha, Latin script, Dzongkha Transcription)
    • som bArang (Dzongkha, Latin script, THL Extended Wylie Transliteration)

Place ID: F18120

Geocode Name: Royal Government of Bhutan Code, Code: rgb

Latitude: 27.492881; Longitude: 90.919094

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