Kingdom of Bhutan
Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan (འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་ Druk Gyal Khap), is a landlocked country in South Asia. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it is bordered by Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north, the Sikkim state of India and the Chumbi Valley of Tibet in the west, the Arunachal Pradesh state of India in the east, and the states of Assam and West Bengal in the south. Bhutan is geopolitically in South Asia and is the region's second least populous nation after the Maldives. Thimphu is its capital and largest city, while Phuntsholing is its financial center.
The independence of Bhutan has endured for centuries and it has never been colonized in its history. Situated on the ancient Silk Road between Tibet, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, the Bhutanese state developed a distinct national identity based on Buddhism. Headed by a spiritual leader known as the Zhabdrung Rinpoche, the territory was composed of many fiefdoms and governed as a Buddhist theocracy. Following a civil war in the 19th century, the House of Wangchuck reunited the country and established relations with the British Empire. Bhutan fostered a strategic partnership with India during the rise of Chinese communism and has a disputed border with China. In 2008, Bhutan transitioned from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy and held the first election to the National Assembly of Bhutan. The National Assembly of Bhutan is part of the bicameral parliament of the Bhutanese democracy.
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Date: 11/11/2018
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Spectacular views of Tiger's Nest Monastery, also known as Paro Taktsang, and surrounding area.
Date: 4/11/2024
Views: 488
Keywords: taktshang goemba, paro taktsang, tiger's nest, monastery, bhutan, famous place, landscape, architecture, outdoors, scenic, buddhism, mountain, temple, religion, kagyu, religious building, travel destination, tourist attractions, prayer flag, nobody, landm
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national memorial chorten in thimphu, bhutan
Date: 10/25/2023
Views: 532
Keywords: national memorial chorten, thimphu, bhutan, buddhism, temple, architecture, asian, religion, buddhist, culture, memorial chorten, memorial stupa, thimphu chorten, tibetan buddhism, scenic, outdoors
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Scenic Bumthang Bhutan. A typical architectural structure of Bhutan.
Date: 9/13/2021
Views: 1875
Keywords: bhutan, bumthang, scenic, ancient, architecture, asia, background, beautiful, buddhism, buddhist temple, building, travel destination, hill, landmark, landscape, mountain, mountain scape, nature, old, religion, scenery, sky, outdoors, nobody, monastery, t
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Taktshang Goemba, Tiger nest monastery, Bhutan
Date: 4/24/2021
Views: 2145
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Map of China, India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh with important cities
Date: 11/11/2018
Views: 621
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Punakha Dzong, famous buddhism place in Bhutan Punakha Dzong and Valley of Pho Chhu (Pho River) at the former Capital of Bhutan at the junction of Pho Chhu and Mo Chhu
Date: 11/11/2018
Views: 2126
Keywords: Punakha Dzong, Bhutan, Asia, building, architecture, Monastery, landmark, mountain, tourist attractions, travel destination, Punakah Valley, scenic, outdoors, nobody, Pho Chu river, Mo River, cantilever bridge, water, trees, buddhism, temple, fortress, hi
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Punakha Dzong, famous buddhism place in Bhutan Punakha Dzong and Valley of Pho Chhu (Pho River) at the former Capital of Bhutan at the junction of Pho Chhu and Mo Chhu
Date: 11/11/2018
Views: 2116
Keywords: Punakha Dzong, Bhutan, Asia, building, architecture, Monastery, landmark, mountain, tourist attractions, travel destination, Punakah Valley, scenic, outdoors, Pho Chu river, Mo River, cantilever bridge, water, trees, buddhism, temple, fortress, hill
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The Punakha Dzong, also known as Pungtang Dewa chhenbi Phodrang (meaning "the palace of great happiness or bliss"), is the administrative centre of Punakha District in Punakha, Bhutan. Constructed by Ngawang Namgyal, 1st Zhabdrung Rinpoche, in 1
Date: 11/11/2018
Views: 2158
Keywords: Punakha Dzong, Bhutan, Asia, building, architecture, Monastery, landmark, mountain, tourist attractions, travel destination, Punakah Valley, scenic, outdoors, nobody, Pho Chu river, Mo River, water, wood, trees, buddhism, temple, fortress, hill, palace
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Punakha Dzong, famous buddhism place in Bhutan Punakha Dzong and Valley of Pho Chhu (Pho River) at the former Capital of Bhutan at the junction of Pho Chhu and Mo Chhu
Date: 11/11/2018
Views: 2180
Keywords: Punakha Dzong, Bhutan, Asia, building, architecture, Monastery, landmark, mountain, tourist attractions, travel destination, Punakah Valley, scenic, outdoors, nobody, Pho Chu river, Mo River, water, wood, trees, buddhism, temple, fortress, hill
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Horses in the beautiful Phobjika valley at a height of 3000m., Bhutan
Date: 11/11/2018
Views: 1315
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Trashi Chhoe Dzong, Thimphu, Bhutan
Date: 11/11/2018
Views: 2491
Keywords: Trashi Chhoe Dzong, Thimphu, Bhutan, culture, terrace, ancient, antiquity, bridge, buddha, buddhism, building, faith, hills, holy, landmark, monastery, mountains, nature, palace, pilgrimage, temple, river, travel destination, scenic, tourist attractions
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Taktsang Monastery (Tiger's Nest) - Bhutan
Date: 11/11/2018
Views: 1737
Keywords: Paro Taktsang, Taktsang Palphug Monastery, Bhutan, Asia, Tiger's Nest, tiger's lair, cliff, Paro valley, Tiger’s Nest Monastery, one of the holiest places in Bhutan, tourist attractions, travel destination, scenic, outdoors, nobody, buddhism, temple, Hima
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Color Painting Beautiful Scenery Bhutanese Rice Terraces in Rural Village of Bhutan in Summer on Sandstone Texture
Date: 11/11/2018
Views: 489
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The Punakha Dzong, meaning "the palace of great happiness or bliss is the administrative centre of Punakha District in Punakha, Bhutan
Date: 11/11/2018
Views: 2369
Keywords: Punakha Dzong, Bhutan, Asia, building, architecture, Monastery, landmark, mountain, tourist attractions, travel destination, Punakah Valley, scenic, outdoors, nobody, Pho Chu river, Mo River, cantilever bridge, water, trees, buddhism, temple, fortress, hi
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Tiger's nest monastery or Taktsang Monastery is a Buddhist temple complex which clings to a cliff, 3120 meters above the sea level on the side of the upper Paro valley, Bhutan.
Date: 12/16/2018
Views: 2143
Keywords: Paro Taktsang, Taktsang Palphug Monastery, Bhutan, Asia, Tiger's Nest, tiger's lair, cliff, Paro valley, Tiger’s Nest Monastery, one of the holiest places in Bhutan, tourist attractions, travel destination, scenic, outdoors, nobody, prayer flags, buddhism
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Paro Dzong, Bhutan
Date: 12/16/2018
Views: 2110
Keywords: Paro Dzong, Bhutan, Asia, building, architecture, Monastery, landmark, mountain, tourist attractions, travel destination, scenic, outdoors, nobody, river, valley, water, wood, trees, buddhism, temple, fortress, hill
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Punakha Dzong, the religious and adminstrative centre of Punakah Valley, built in 1637, is located between Pho Chu river and Mo River, with the cantilever bridge across the Mo River, Bhutan
Date: 12/16/2018
Views: 2419
Keywords: Punakha Dzong, Bhutan, Asia, building, architecture, Monastery, landmark, mountain, tourist attractions, travel destination, Punakah Valley, scenic, outdoors, nobody, Pho Chu river, Mo River, cantilever bridge, water, trees, buddhism, temple, fortress, hi
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Walking suspension bridge with colorful prayer flags in Bhutan
Date: 5/9/2019
Views: 1740
Keywords: trek, walk, prayer, faith, holy, dzong, samdup, padmasambhava, rinpoche, goemba, scenic, nobody, suspension bridge, prayer flags, Bhutan, outdoors, trekking, travel destination, tourist attractions, bridge
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Taktshang Goemba, Tiger nest monastery, Bhutan
Date: 5/9/2019
Views: 2545
Keywords: Taktshang Goemba, Tiger nest monastery, Bhutan, famous place, landmark, architecture, outdoors, Scenic, buddhism, mountain, temple, religion, kagyu, religious building, travel destination, tourist attractions, rock
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Walking suspension bridge with colorful prayer flags in Bhutan
Date: 7/19/2019
Views: 1815
Keywords: trek, walk, prayer, faith, holy, dzong, samdup, padmasambhava, rinpoche, goemba, scenic, nobody, suspension bridge, prayer flags, Bhutan, outdoors, trekking, travel destination, tourist attractions, bridge, mountain, river
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Punakha Dzong Monastery, one of the largest monestary in Asia, Punakha, Bhutan
Date: 11/8/2019
Views: 2042
Keywords: Punakha Dzong, Bhutan, Asia, building, architecture, Monastery, landmark, mountain, tourist attractions, travel destination, Punakah Valley, scenic, outdoors, nobody, Pho Chu river, Mo River, cantilever bridge, water, trees, buddhism, temple, fortress,
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Bhutanese airline flying behind country house in Paro, Bhutan
Date: 6/26/2020
Views: 2277
Keywords: bhutanese airline, flying, country, house, paro, bhutan, asia, flight, airplane, aircraft, aviation, scenic, outdoors, bhutan airline, transportation, travel destination, tourist attractions, commercial plane, passenger plane, traditional, architecture
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A group of adventurers travels through a river in front of the Punakha Dzong using an Inflatable boat in the evening with cloudy sky.
Date: 4/14/2021
Views: 1862
Keywords: punakha dzong, bhutan, himalaya, valley, activity, ancient, architecture, asia, buddhism, buddhist temple, building, pho chhu river, inflatable boat, landmark, landscape, leisure, monastery, mountain, recreation, tourist attractions, travel destination
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Iron Chain Bridge of Tamchog Lhakhang Monastery, Paro River, Bhutan
Date: 4/25/2021
Views: 780
Keywords: bridge, tamchog lhakhang monastery, paro river, bhutan, scenic, outdoors, landscape, nobody, trekking, travel destination, tourist attractions, bridge, mountain, river, iron chain bridge
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Two buddhist monks at Punakha Dzong, Bhutan
Date: 4/25/2021
Views: 370
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View of the Taktshang monastery in Paro (Bhutan) with prayer flags and a prayer wheel in the front
Date: 4/28/2021
Views: 475
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Punakha Dzong Monastery, one of the largest monestary in Asia, Punakha, Bhutan
Date: 5/22/2021
Views: 1692
Keywords: punakha dzong, bhutan, asia, building, architecture, Monastery, landmark, mountain, tourist attractions, travel destination, Punakah Valley, scenic, outdoors, nobody, Pho Chu river, Mo River, cantilever bridge, water, trees, buddhism, temple, fortress,
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