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PUNAKHA
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PUNAKHA (4,430 ft.)
Punakha served as the capital of Bhutan until 1955 and still
is the winter seat of the Je Khenpo (chief abbot). Blessed
with temperate climate and fed by the Pho Chu river (male)
and Mo Chu river (female). Punakha is the most fertile
valley in the country. There is splendid view of distant
Himalayas at Do Chula Pass (3100 mtrs) from Thimpu – Punakha
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WHAT TO SEE IN PUNAKHA: |
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PUNAKHA DZONG
Built strategically in
the junction of Pho Chu river and Mo Chu river in 1637 by
Shabdrung Nawang Namgyal to serve as religious and
administrative center of the region. Damage by four
catastrophic fires & earthquakes, the dzong has been fully
restored by the present king. The dzong is open for visitors
during the festival and in summer months when the monk body
moves to Thimpu.
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