Punakha

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Punakha served as the capital of Bhutan until 1955 and is still the winter seat of Je Khenpo (Chief Abbot). Blessed with temperate climate and fed by Pho Chu (male) and Mo Chu (female) rivers, Punakha is the most fertile valley in the country with abundant with crops and vast terraces of rice fields. There are splendid view of the distant Himalayas at Dochula pass (alt. 3,100 m) on Thimphu – Punakha road.

Puna Dewa Chenpoi Phodrang
Puna Dewa Chenpoi Phodrang
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Chimi Lhakhang
Chimi Lhakhang
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Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chorten (Stupa)
Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chorten (Stupa)
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