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Wangdue Phodrang (previously spelled Wangdi Phodrang) is a dzongkhag (district), of central Bhutan. This is also the name of the dzong (built in 1638) which dominates the district, and the name of the small market town outside the gates of the dzong. The name is said to have been given by the Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal who was searching for the best location for a dzong to prevent incursions from the south. At the chosen spot the Shabdrung encountered a boy named Wangdi playing beside the river and hence named the dzong "Wangdi's Palace". Image File history File links BhutanWangduePhodrang. ... Image File history File links BhutanWangduePhodrang. ... Bhutan is divided into 20 districts (dzongkhag, singular and plural): Bumthang Chukha (old spelling Chhukha) Dagana Gasa Haa Lhuntse (old spelling Lhuntshi) Mongar Paro Pemagatshel (old spelling Pemagatsel) Punakha Samdrup Jongkhar Samtse (old spelling Samchi) Sarpang Thimphu Trashigang (old spelling Tashigang) Trashiyangste Trongsa (old spelling Tongsa) Tsirang (old spelling Chirang... Dzong architecture is a distinctive type of fortress architecture found in the former and present Buddhist kingdoms of the Himalayas, most notably Bhutan. ... The Shabdrung (also Zhabdrung) is the most important tulku lineage in Bhutan, equivalent in many ways to the Dalai Lama lineage of Tibet. ... Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal (b. ...

Wangdue Phodrang is bordered by Dagana and Tsirang dzongkhags to the south, Tongsa dzongkhag to the east, Thimphu and Punakha dzongkhag to the west, and Gasa dzongkhag and a small section of border with Tibet to the north. Download high resolution version (1152x768, 102 KB)Wangdue Phodrang Dzong in Bhutan Copyright William L. Devanney, May 2002. ... Download high resolution version (1152x768, 102 KB)Wangdue Phodrang Dzong in Bhutan Copyright William L. Devanney, May 2002. ... Dagana is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Tsirang, previously Chirang, is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Trongsa, previously Tongsa, is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Location of Thimphu dzongkhag within Bhutan Thimphu (à½à½²à½˜à¼‹à½•à½´à¼‹) is the capital of Bhutan, and also the name of the surrounding valley and dzongkhag. ... Location of Punakha dzongkhag within Bhutan Punakha (à½¦à¾¤à½´à¼‹à½“à¼‹à½à¼‹) is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Gasa is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: à½–à½¼à½‘à¼‹, Bod, pronounced pÃ¶ in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: è¥¿è—, pinyin: XÄ«zÃ ng or è—åŒº ZÃ ngqÅ« [the two names are used with different connotations; see Name section below]) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ...

There are three paved roads in Wangdue Phodrang dzongkhag. The Lateral Road enters from the west at Dochu La Pass, crosses the Pana Tsang Chhu at Wangdue Phodrang dzong, and continues east to Tongsa. One spur road heads north from Wangdue Phodrang to the dzong at Punakha and slightly beyond. This becomes the footpath to Gasa. A second spur departs the Lateral Road halfway between Wangdue and Tongsa, traveling south a short distance to Phobji monastery and the Gangtey valley where the rare Black-necked Cranes (grus nigricollis) may be found. Location of Punakha dzongkhag within Bhutan Punakha (à½¦à¾¤à½´à¼‹à½“à¼‹à½à¼‹) is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Gasa is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Binomial name Grus nigricollis Przhevalsky, 1876 The Black-necked Crane (Grus nigricollis) is a large, whitish-gray crane. ...

Wangdue Phodrang is divided into 15 gewogs: A gewog (Dzongkha block) refers to a group of villages in Bhutan and thus forms an intermediate geographic administrative unit between village and dzongkhag. ...

See also: Districts of Bhutan Bhutan is divided into 20 districts (dzongkhag, singular and plural): Bumthang Chukha (old spelling Chhukha) Dagana Gasa Haa Lhuntse (old spelling Lhuntshi) Mongar Paro Pemagatshel (old spelling Pemagatsel) Punakha Samdrup Jongkhar Samtse (old spelling Samchi) Sarpang Thimphu Trashigang (old spelling Tashigang) Trashiyangste Trongsa (old spelling Tongsa) Tsirang (old spelling Chirang...

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Category: Districts of Bhutan Bhutan is divided into 20 districts (dzongkhag, singular and plural): Bumthang Chukha (old spelling Chhukha) Dagana Gasa Haa Lhuntse (old spelling Lhuntshi) Mongar Paro Pemagatshel (old spelling Pemagatsel) Punakha Samdrup Jongkhar Samtse (old spelling Samchi) Sarpang Thimphu Trashigang (old spelling Tashigang) Trashiyangste Trongsa (old spelling Tongsa) Tsirang (old spelling Chirang... General info: Large flag of Bhutan Dimensions: 453x302 pixels Source: Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook License: originally public domain, modifications under GFDL Most of the flags have had their colours improved and many have been resized to the proper ratios. ... Location of Bumthang dzongkhag within Bhutan Bumthang is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Chukha, previously Chhukha, is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Location of Dagana dzongkhag within Bhutan Dagana (also spelled Dhakana, previously known as Daga) is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Location of Gasa dzongkhag within Bhutan Gasa is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Location of Haa dzongkhag within Bhutan Haa (alternative spelling Ha) is one of the 20 dzongkhag or districts comprising Bhutan. ... Lhuntse, previously Lhuntshi, is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Location of Mongar dzongkhag within Bhutan Mongar is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... location of Paro dzongkhag within Bhutan. ... Pemagatshel, previously Pemagatsel, is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Location of Punakha dzongkhag within Bhutan Punakha (à½¦à¾¤à½´à¼‹à½“à¼‹à½à¼‹) is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Samdrup Jongkhar is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Location of Samtse dzongkhag within Bhutan Samtse (older spelling Samchi), is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Sarpang is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Location of Thimphu dzongkhag within Bhutan Thimphu is a district of Bhutan. ... Location of Trashigang dzongkhag within Bhutan Trashigang, also spelled Tashigang, is Bhutans easternmost district. ... Trashiyangste is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Location of Trongsa dzongkhag within Bhutan Trongsa is one of the districts of Bhutan. ... Tsirang, previously Chirang, is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Zhemgang, previously Shemgang, is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ...