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Trongsa
Bhutan
Trongsa Dzong is the largest dzong fortress in Bhutan, located in Trongsa in Trongsa district, in the centre of the country. Built on a spur overlooking the gorge of the Mangde River, a temple was first established at the location in 1543 by the Drukpa lama, Nagi Wangchuk son of Ngawang Chhojey. In 1647, his great-grandson Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, constructed the first dzong to replace it, called Chokhor Rabtentse Dzong with a shorter version of Choetse Dzong.
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Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC+6 · 12 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Main language
- Dzongkha
- On the map
- 27.50° N, 90.51° E
Near Trongsa
- Jakar · 24 km away
- Wangdue · 44 km away
- Thimphu · 86 km away
- Paro · 108 km away
- Tawang · 124 km away
- Guwahati · 195 km away
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