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- Bhutan – from the Zhabdrung's unification to a constitutional monarchy · Trashiyangtse ·
Buddhism reached the Himalayan valleys of Bhutan early, and tradition links its spread to the eighth-century master Padmasambhava, revered as Guru Rinpoche. For centuries the region was divided among local rulers and ri…
- Thimphu District – home to Bhutan's capital and largest city · Thimphu ·
Thimphu District is a dzongkhag of Bhutan, and it holds the city of Thimphu, the capital of the kingdom and its largest urban centre. That role has shaped the district for decades: it draws people from across the countr…
- Trashigang – Bhutan's easternmost district · Trashigang ·
Trashigang, also spelled Tashigang, is the easternmost dzongkhag, or district, of Bhutan. Its position at the far end of the country has long given it a distinct character: it is a meeting point for the eastern valleys …
- Pemagatshel District – The "Blissful Land of the Lotus" since 1970 · Pemagatshel ·
Until 1970 this district in eastern Bhutan was known as Khoi Dung. It was then renamed by the revered teacher Dudjom Rinpoche, who gave it the name Pemagatshel – "Blissful Land of the Lotus", from pema (lotus) and gatsh…
- Trongsa District – The geographic heart of Bhutan · Trongsa ·
Trongsa is the most central district of Bhutan, and the country's geographic centre lies within it at Trongsa Dzong. From this commanding position the dzong long controlled the route between the west and east of the kin…
- Mongar District – Eastern Bhutan's fastest-growing hub · Mongar ·
Mongar is regarded as the fastest-developing district in eastern Bhutan. Once a remote region of steep valleys, it has grown into a lively centre for the east, with a regional hospital and a busy local economy. The dis…
- Punakha District – Bhutan's former capital · Punakha ·
Punakha, bordered by Thimphu, Gasa and Wangdue Phodrang, is one of the historic heartlands of Bhutan. For centuries it served as the country's capital, and its magnificent dzong at the meeting of two rivers, founded by …
- Dagana District – Daga Dzong, founded in 1651 · Dagana ·
The history of Dagana is closely tied to Daga Dzong, which was established in 1651 by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, the unifier of Bhutan. The fortress remains the administrative and religious centre of the district to thi…
- Wangdue Phodrang – The dzong of 1638 guarding central Bhutan · Wangdue Phodrang ·
Wangdue Phodrang in central Bhutan takes its name from the great dzong built in 1638 that dominates the district. According to tradition, the name was given by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, the unifier of Bhutan, who was l…
- Tsirang District – Gentle hills along the Punatsang Chhu · Tsirang ·
Tsirang, formerly spelled Chirang, is a district in southern-central Bhutan with its administrative centre at Damphu. It is known for its gentle slopes, mild climate and rich biodiversity, and one of Bhutan's longest ri…
- Gasa District – Bhutan's high Himalayan north · Gasa ·
Gasa is Bhutan's far northern district, stretching across the middle and high Himalaya. Life here has long been shaped by altitude and remoteness: in the north, semi-nomadic communities speak their own languages, Layakh…
- Paro – one of Bhutan's most historic valleys, gateway to Tibet · Paro ·
Paro is counted among the most historic valleys of Bhutan. Over the pass at the head of the valley came trade goods and at times invading Tibetans, giving Paro the closest cultural ties with Tibet of any Bhutanese distr…
- Samdrup Jongkhar – early home of the Sharchops in Bhutan's southeast · Samdrup Jongkhar ·
Samdrup Jongkhar in Bhutan's southeast was first settled by the Sharchops, whose presence here predates that of later Lhotshampa settlers. This history is still reflected in the district's languages: Tshangla, or Sharch…
- Zhemgang – forest district between Bhutan's valleys and Assam · Zhemgang ·
Zhemgang, formerly written Shemgang, lies in central southern Bhutan, bordered by Sarpang, Trongsa, Bumthang, Mongar and Pemagatshel and, to the south, by Assam in India. Its landscape of forests, rivers and scattered v…
- Sarpang – Bhutan's southern lowlands from Gelephu to Manas · Gelephu ·
Sarpang, also known as Geylegphug, stretches along Bhutan's southern foothills towards Manas National Park in the east. Its key town is Gelephu, seat of the district's only sub-district. Life here has long been shaped b…
- Chukha – home of Phuentsholing, Bhutan's commercial gateway · Chukha ·
Chukha, officially spelled Chhukha, is defined by its role as a gateway: its main town, Phuentsholing, is the second largest city in Bhutan and the country's commercial capital. Here trade, travel and business have long…
- Samtse – a lowland district shaped by settlement in the 20th century · Samtse ·
For a long time Samtse, in Bhutan's southwest, was only sparsely populated: mountain-dwelling Bhutanese considered the low-lying land prone to tropical disease. This changed in the early 20th century, when many people f…
- Haa – the Black and White Temples of the 7th century · Haa ·
Haa, whose name suggests “hidden” land, is a steep, narrow valley in western Bhutan, watched over by three mountains known as the “Three Brothers”. Local historians say that the Black Temple (Lhakhang Nagpo) and the Whi…
- Bumthang – a heartland of Buddhist temples and sacred sites · Bumthang ·
Bumthang is known above all for its many temples and Buddhist sacred sites, which make it one of the spiritual heartlands of Bhutan. The district is made up of four glacial valleys – Choekor, Tang, Ura and Chhume – each…
- Lhuntse – a remote district in Bhutan's northeast · Lhuntse ·
Lhuntse, formerly written Lhuntshi and officially Lhuentse, lies in the rugged northeast of Bhutan and has long been one of the country's most remote districts. Its steep terrain has shaped life here for generations: vi…
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