Lhuentse Dzong is a dzong and Buddhist monastery in Lhuentse District in eastern Bhutan. It lies on the eastern side of the Kuri Chhu and is perched on...
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Lhuntse District (redirect from Lhuentse District)
the district. Back side view Lhuentse Dzong Kuri Chu river flowing below the Lhuentse Dzong Chorten below Lhuentse Dzong Close view of Chorten Musician...
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Singye Dzong is a town in Luentse District in eastern Bhutan. "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original...
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which he was successful. He built many dzongs of Lhuentse, Trashigang, Jakar, and Zhemgang, and built Ta Dzong in Trongsa. Later in the year 1667, he...
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of Thimphu valley. In 1629, he built Simtokha Dzong at the entrance to Thimphu valley; from this dzong, he could exert control over traffic between the...
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up to Nye and changes its course to south-easterly until it reaches Lhuentse Dzong. Further downstream the Kuri Chhu flows in a south-westerly direction...
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Thimphu, the site of a 13th-century dzong, in the spring, summer, and fall. The winter capital was at Punakha Dzong, a dzong established northeast of Thimphu...
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family has produced monarchs, Prime Minister of Bhutan, Prime Ministers, Dzong lords and governors. The fourth king of Bhutan Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Singye...
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the Dorji family of Bhutan. The site is the traditional administrative Dzong for southern Bhutan, and also functioned as the administrative center for...
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Postage stamps and postal history of Bhutan (section Dzong Dak system and the use of fiscals as postage)
architecture is the Expo 2000 issue depicting six different dzongs in Bhutan, Trashigang, Lhuentse, Gasa, Punakha, Tashichhodzong and Paro. Embossed gold foil...
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the site of a thirteenth-century dzong, in the spring, summer, and fall. The winter capital was at Punakha, a dzong established northeast of Thimphu in...
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Shabling Shaley Shali Shamgong Dzong Shapang Sharithang Shingbe Shingkarap Shinka Shiuji Shodug Shongar Dzong Shuri Singye Dzong Suchha Sufali Sunphan Tala...
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of Bumthang, Lhuntse, Trashigang, Zhemgang, and other lords from Trongsa Dzong. After doing so, the Tongsab divided his control in the east among eight...
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Namgyal was born in 1825 at Pila Nagtshang and died in 1881 at Semtokha Dzong. He was an outstanding military commander. The qualities of loyalty, bravery...
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river in Mongar District, provides electricity to eight districts (Mongar, Lhuentse, Trashigang, Trashiyangtse, Pemagatshel, Samdrup Jongkhar, Sarpang, and...
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Tenpa was sent to subdue kings of Bumthang, Lhuentse, Trashigang, Zhemgang, and other lords from Trongsa Dzong. After doing so, the Tongsab divided his control...
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"Jongpon," "Jongpön") is a Dzongkha term roughly translated as governor or dzong lord. Bhutanese dzongpens, prior to unification, controlled certain areas...
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his father died in Kuenga Rabten Palace. Coronation was held in Punakha Dzong on 27 October 1952. During his 20-year reign that ended in July 1972, the...
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Dzongpens of Punakha and Thimphu, sacking both sides and seizing Simtokha Dzong. From this time forward, the office of Desi became purely ceremonial. Trongsa...
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District; northernmost Wangdue Phodrang District; and northern Bumthang and Lhuentse Districts. The highest point in Bhutan is Gangkhar Puensum, which has the...
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of Bumthang, Lhuntse, Trashigang, Zhemgang, and other lords from Trongsa Dzong. After doing so, the Tongsa divided his control in the east among eight...
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Kutshabs (civil servants). He went on to build Jakar, Lhuentse, Trashigang, and Zhemgang Dzongs.: 106 The 10th Penlop of Trongsa Jigme Namgyel (r. 1853–1870)...
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respects by the public, monks, and officials for the first time in Tashichho Dzong.[citation needed] Wangchuck received western and traditional learning in...
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Kutshabs (civil servants). He went on to build Jakar, Lhuentse, Trashigang, and Zhemgang Dzongs.: 106 The Wangchuck family originated in this Bumthang...
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Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal conquered the western valleys and constructed dzong fortresses to repel invasions from Tibet. His lieutenant, Penlop of Trongsa...
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National Council constituency. Also spelled as "Chhukha" Also spelled as "Lhuentse" Also spelled as "Monggar". Also spelled as "Pema Gatshel" Also spelled...
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infrastructure projects: for instance, Jigme oversaw the renovation of dzongs and monasteries in eastern Bhutan, and founded and renovated several schools...
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Forest Division was established in April 1983 at Lamigoenpa in Lamai Goenpa Dzong which currently houses the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and...
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