| Western Bhutan | |
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Western Bhutan is a region of Kingdom of Bhutan.
To know
The predominant ethnic group in western Bhutan is that of the Ngalops, who are generally followers of the Kagyu Buddhist tradition and tend to be taller than people in other parts of the country. Another feature of western Bhutan is that cities and towns are built along the rivers in the wide valleys.
Spoken languages
Dzonghka is the predominant language of the area, although theEnglish is common to Thimphu is Phuentsholing.
Territories and tourist destinations
Urban centers
- Thimphu (ཐིམ་ ཕུ) - Capital of the country.
- Chhukha (also Mebisa) - Capital of the district of the same name, located along the Wangchu River.
- Gedu - It is the home of one of the colleges of the Royal University of Bhutan, the Gaedu College of Business Studies.
- Khuruthang - A few kilometers from Punakha.
- Paro (སྤ་ རོ) - The location where the small international airport and Taktsang monastery are located.
- Phuentsholing (ཕུན་ ཚོགས་ གླིང་) - The border post withIndia. A bus service connects Phuentsholing to Calcutta.
- Punakha (སྤུ་ ན་ ཁ་) - The ancient capital and winter seat of the monastic body.
- Tsimasham - 40 kilometers south of the capital Thimphu.
- Wangdue Phodrang - Capital of the district of the same name, it hosts a panoramic dzong that dominates the entire district.
Other destinations
- Haa Valley
- 1 Jigme Dorji National Park - Named after the late Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, it is the second largest national park in Bhutan.
- 2 Jigme Khesar Nature Reserve (Jigme Khesar Strict Nature Reserve, ex Toorsa Nature Reserve)
How to get
How to get around
What see
The Paro Taktshang monastery (Tiger's Nest) is one of the most important Buddhist sites in the country and Guru Rinpoche came here on his second visit to Bhutan. The temple is built on a 1,200-meter cliff in the valley of Paro and it is the most famous sacred site in Bhutan.
