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Bumthang District is the
most historic dzongkhag if the number of ancient temples and
sacred sites is counted. Bumthang consists of the four mountain
valleys of Ura, Chumey, Tang and Choekhor, although occasionally
the entire district is referred to as Bumthang valley. Bumthang
directly translates as "beautiful field" – thang
means field or flat place, and bum is said be an abbreviation of
either bumpa, or simply bum ("girl," indicating this is
the valley of beautiful girls). The name is said to have arisen
after construction of Jambay Lhakhang.
