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Black Mountains

རི་བོ་ཇིཀྲུ་ཌེཀ
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The Black Mountains are a massive mountain range in central Bhutan with most of its area covered under the protection of Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park. Even in the past the black mountains were protected as the Black Mountain National Park. The highest point is relatively low compared to other himalayan mountains surrounding it with just around 4600 meters above sea level. There are no people living on the higher mountains but on the lower foothills of the Black Mountain, there are several Moenpa villages. Moenpas are considered as Bhutan's original inhabitants.

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