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Lawa La
Lawa La (Lawa Pass, ''la'' means ''pass'' in Dzongkha) is a high-mountain motorable pass located in Bhutan. Location Situated in the western-central part of Bhutan at an altitude of , it serves as an important route connecting the districts of Punakha District and Trongsa District. A little over 3 kilometers (approximately 1.8 miles) prior to reaching Pele La, there exists a secluded road that directs towards this mountain pass. This pass serves as an entranceway to the Phobjikha Valley. Gallery See also * Black Mountains (Bhutan) * Phobjikha Valley The Phobjikha Valley ཕོབ་སྦྱིས་ཁ spelled as Pho-sbis-kha, (the suffix ''kha'' is an element in many place-names in Bhutan and its use is generally optional both in colloquial speech and in literary forms) is a vast U-shaped v ... * Trans Bhutan Trail * Thrumshing La * Chelela Pass References External links Lawa La Pass Tripadvisor Guide {{Bhutan-geo-stub Mountain passes of the Himalayas Mounta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chorten
In Buddhism, a stupa (, ) is a domed hemispherical structure containing several types of sacred relics, including images, statues, metals, and ''śarīra''—the remains of Bhikkhu, Buddhist monks or Bhikkhuni, nuns. It is used as a place of pilgrimage and meditation. Circumambulation, Walking around a stupa in a clockwise direction, known as ''pradakhshina'', has been an important ritual and devotional practice in Buddhism since the earliest times, and stupas always have a ''pradakhshina'' path around them. The original South Asian form is a large solid dome above a tholobate, or drum, with vertical sides, which usually sits on a square base. There is no access to the inside of the structure. In large stupas, there may be walkways for circumambulation on top of the base as well as on the ground below it. Large stupas have, or had, ''vedikā'' railings outside the path around the base, often highly decorated with sculpture, especially at the torana gateways, of which there are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himalayas
The Himalayas, or Himalaya ( ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest. More than list of highest mountains on Earth, 100 peaks exceeding elevations of above sea level lie in the Himalayas. The Himalayas abut on or cross territories of Himalayan states, six countries: Nepal, China, Pakistan, Bhutan, India and Afghanistan. The sovereignty of the range in the Kashmir region is disputed among India, Pakistan, and China. The Himalayan range is bordered on the northwest by the Karakoram and Hindu Kush ranges, on the north by the Tibetan Plateau, and on the south by the Indo-Gangetic Plain. Some of the world's major rivers, the Indus River, Indus, the Ganges river, Ganges, and the Yarlung Tsangpo River, Tsangpo–Brahmaputra River, Brahmaputra, rise in the vicinity of the Himalayas, and their combined drainage basin is home to some 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dzongkha
Dzongkha (; ) is a Tibeto-Burman languages, Tibeto-Burman language that is the official and national language of Bhutan. It is written using the Tibetan script. The word means "the language of the fortress", from ' "fortress" and ' "language". , Dzongkha had 171,080 native speakers and about 640,000 total speakers. Dzongkha is a Tibetic languages, South Tibetic language. It is closely related to Laya dialect, Laya and Lunana dialect, Lunana and partially intelligible with Sikkimese language, Sikkimese, and to some other Bhutanese languages such as Chocangaca language, Chocha Ngacha, Brokpa language, Brokpa, Brokkat language, Brokkat and Lakha language, Lakha. It has a more distant relationship to Standard Tibetan. Spoken Dzongkha and Tibetan are around 50 to 80 percent Mutual intelligibility, mutually intelligible. Classification Dzongkha is considered a Tibetic languages, South Tibetic language. It is closely related to and partially intelligible with Sikkimese language, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhutan
Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, in the Eastern Himalayas between China to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of , Bhutan ranks List of countries and dependencies by area, 133rd in land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, 160th in population. Bhutan is a Democracy, democratic constitutional monarchy with a King of Bhutan, King as the head of state and a Prime Minister of Bhutan, prime minister as the head of government. The Je Khenpo is the head of the state religion, Vajrayana Buddhism. The Himalayas, Himalayan mountains in the north rise from the country's lush subtropical plains in the south. In the Mountains of Bhutan, Bhutanese Himalayas, there are peaks higher than above sea level. Gangkhar Puensum is Bhutan's highest peak and is the highest unclimbed mountain in the world. The wildlife of Bhutan is notable for its diversi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punakha District
Punakha District (; ) is one of the 20 dzongkhags (districts) comprising Bhutan. It is bordered by Thimphu District, Thimphu, Gasa District, Gasa, and Wangdue Phodrang Districts. The dominant language in the district is Dzongkha, the national language. Culture Punakha Dzong, Pungthang Dechen Phodrang Dzong at Punakha, the administrative and religious center of the district, is the winter home of Bhutan's Dratshang Lhentshog (Central Monk Body). Since the 1680s the dzong has also been the site of a continuous vigil over the earthly body of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, the founder of the country, which lies in a special chamber in the dzong. Punakha Dzong was the capital of Bhutan during the time of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. The Punakha Dzong is one of the most historic dzongs in the whole country. Built by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in the 17th century, it is located between the confluence of two rivers: Pho Chhu (male) and Mo Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trongsa District
Trongsa District (Dzongkha: ཀྲོང་གསར་རྫོང་ཁག་; Wylie transliteration: ''Krong-gsar rdzong-khag'') is one of the districts of Bhutan. It is the most central district of Bhutan and the geographic centre of Bhutan is located within it at Trongsa Dzong. Languages Trongsa is a linguistically diverse district. In the north and east inhabitants speak Bumthang language, Bumthangkha, and in the extreme southeast Kheng language, Khengkha is spoken. Nyenkha language, Nyenkha is spoken in the western half of the district, straddling the border with Wangdue Phodrang District. To the north, along and across the same border, live speakers of Lakha language, Lakha. In the extreme south, the national language Dzongkha is spoken. Across the mid-south, tiny communities of autochthonous 'Olekha, 'Olekha (Black Mountain Monpa) speakers have all but disappeared. Historically, Bumthangkha and its speakers have had close contact with speakers of Kurtöp language, Kurtöp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pele La
Pele La (Pele Pass; ''la'' means ''pass'' in Dzongkha) is a high-mountain motorable pass located in Bhutan. Location From Wangdue Phodrang, one can travel east to Pele Pass in Bhutan's central region, which is located at an elevation of . From its vantage point, on days with clear weather, observers can view Jomolhari soaring at , Mount Jitchu Drake Jichu Drake (pronounced drah kay) is a mountain in Bhutan among the Himalayas, and a companion peak to Mount Jomolhari. Its height is given variously as 6714m, 6789m, 6797m, 6970m or 6989m by various sources. Jitchu Drake has a double summit, w ... at , and Mount Kang Bum standing tall at . The pass acts as a demarcation between the western and central regions of the country. Just at the pass, local artisans sell traditional Bhutanese handicrafts and handlooms. Gallery See also * Trans Bhutan Trail References {{Bhutan-geo-stub Mountain passes of Bhutan Mountain passes of the Himalayas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phobjikha Valley
The Phobjikha Valley ཕོབ་སྦྱིས་ཁ spelled as Pho-sbis-kha, (the suffix ''kha'' is an element in many place-names in Bhutan and its use is generally optional both in colloquial speech and in literary forms) is a vast U-shaped valley in central Bhutan. The valley houses one of the impressive ancient Buddhist monasteries in Bhutan known as Gangteng Monastery of the Nyingma, Nyingma sect in central Bhutan. The graceful black-necked cranes in Bhutan (''Grus nigricollis'') from the Tibetan Plateau visit the valley during the winter season to roost. On arrival in the Phobjikha Valley in the last week of October, the black-necked cranes circle the Gangteng Monastery three times and also repeat the process while returning to Tibet Autonomous Region, Tibet. The broad valley, with its best-known marshland in Bhutan, is popular for its scenic splendour and cultural uniqueness. The valley is rich in faunal biodiversity and has, apart from the globally threatened black-necke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Mountains (Bhutan)
The Black Mountains is a mountain range in central Bhutan, a sub−range of the Himalayan Range System. Locally the mountain range is known as Dungshing Gang which means the fir peaks. Geography Durshingla Peak, at an elevation of , is the range's highest point. National Park Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park protects a large area of the Black Mountains and the Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests ecoregion within them. It was originally named Black Mountains National Park. Alpine lakes The black mountains range is home to some of the beautiful alpine lakes which are the source of some rivers. The lakes are: *Gesatsho *Tshonamtsho *Broksatsho *Mendatsho *Peptatsho *Bekhotsho *Tshobobzhao *Sertsho *Yutsho Socio-cultural significance Deity Jowo Dungshing Dungshing Go See also *Mountains of Bhutan The mountains of Bhutan are some of the most prominent natural geographic features of the kingdom. Overview Located on the southern end of the Eastern Himalaya, Bhutan has one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trans Bhutan Trail
The Trans Bhutan Trail is a east–west trail in Bhutan, stretching from Haa to Trashigang and crossing 27 '' gewogs'' across nine ''dzongkhags''. Origins Dating back to the 16th century, the trails, used by rulers, monks, pilgrims, traders and message carriers known as ''garps,'' were the only way to travel across Bhutan. The trail fell into disuse and disrepair after the construction of Bhutan's first national highway in 1962; much of it was subsumed by the new roads. Restoration The project to restore the trail began in 2018, led by the Bhutan Canada Foundation, the government of Bhutan and the Trans Bhutan Trail organisation, a non-profit formed for the project. It involved restoring or rebuilding 18 major bridges, more than 10,000 steps, and placing QR codes that can be used to access the local area's history. About 900 workers furloughed during the COVID-19 pandemic helped with the project. In a ceremony in Thimphu, Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck formally opened the tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thrumshing La
Thrumshing La, also called Thrumshingla Pass and Donga Pass, (Dzongkha: ཁྲུམས་ཤིང་ལ་; Wylie: ''khrums-shing la''; "Thrumshing Pass"), is the second-highest mountain pass in Bhutan, connecting its central and eastern regions across the otherwise impregnable Donga range that has separated populations for centuries. It is located on a bend of the Lateral Road at the border of Bumthang District (Ura Gewog, leaving Ura southbound) and Mongar District (Saling Gewog, toward Sengor), along the border with Lhuntse District to the east. The Lateral Road bisects Thrumshingla National Park, named after the pass. The World Wildlife Fund also maintains operations in the park. Closures and hazards The pass is often closed during winter due to heavy snowfall, shutting off land communication along the Lateral Road. During road closures, commercial and public vehicles are prohibited from attempting Thrumshing La, however private vehicles may proceed at their own risk. Blo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelela Pass
Chele La (Chele Pass, ''la'' means ''pass'' in Dzongkha) is the highest motorable point in Bhutan, sitting 3,988 metres (13,083 ft) above sea level, between the Haa and Paro valleys. The pass is located 35 km from Paro and 26 km from Haa on the Bondey-Haa Highway. Built in the 1990s, the asphalt road is narrow and steep, with sharp turns and sheer drops. It may be dangerous in winter due to snow and ice and the risk of avalanche. An area just below the pass was used as the location for Agay's Hut in Khyentse Norbu's film ''Travellers & Magicians ''Travellers and Magicians'' is a 2003 Bhutanese Dzongkha-language film written and directed by Khyentse Norbu, writer and director of the arthouse film ''The Cup''. The movie is the first feature film shot entirely in the Kingdom of Bhutan. The ...''. The film crew rebuilt an abandoned camp once used by the Bhutan Logging Corporation, as their headquarters during filming, fortifying the buildings with corrugated st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
