Zhemgang Dzongkhag

Zhemgang Dzongkhag

Zhemgang Dzongkhag གཞལམ་སྒང་རྫོང་ཁག་ , previously Shemgang, is one of the 20 dzongkhags comprising Bhutan. It is bordered by Sarpang, Trongsa, Bumthang, Mongar and Samdrup Jongkhar dzongkhags, and borders Assam in India to the south.

Starting in the 1990s, the United Liberation Front of Asom maintained guerilla bases in the forests of southern Zhemgang from which they would launch attacks on targets in India and then return across the border. In late 2003 the King of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck led a military operation which largely swept the guerillas out of the region. Because of the risk of attack, foreign tourists are not yet allowed to visit Zhemgang.

Zhemgang comprises eight "gewogs":
*Bardho Gewog
*Bjoka Gewog
*Goshing Gewog
*Nangkor Gewog
*Ngangla Gewog
*Phangkhar Gewog
*Shingkhar Gewog
*Trong Gewog

External links

* [http://www.zhemgang.gov.bt/ Zhemgang Dzongkhag official website]


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