Gasa Dzong

Gasa Dzong
Gasa Dzong
Gasa Dzong
Location in Bhutan
Coordinates: 27°54′14″N 89°43′39″E / 27.90389°N 89.72750°E / 27.90389; 89.72750
Country Bhutan
Elevation
9,350 ft (2,850 m)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BTT)

Gasa Dzong (Dzongkha: དགའ་ས་རྫོང also མགར་ས་རྫོང) or Gasa Tashi Thongmön Dzong (མགར་ས་བཀྲིས་མཐོང་སྨོན་རྫོང་) near Gasa is the administrative center of Gasa Dzongkhag (district) in the northwestern region of Bhutan. The Dzong was built in the 17th century by Tenzin Drukdra the second Druk Desi over the site of a meditation place established by Drubthob Terkungpa in the 13th century. The Dzong was constructed as a bulwark against attacks from the north and named Tashi Tongmön Dzong. It was later expanded by the fourth Desi, Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye. Inside the Guardian's Temple (Goenkhang) he placed ritual object and performed the consecration ceremony.

In January 2008 Gasa Dzong was badly damaged by fire.

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