Trashi Yangtse, located in the eastern part of
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 , ...
, is one of the 20
dzongkhag
The Kingdom of Bhutan is divided into 20 districts (Dzongkha: ). Bhutan is located between the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and India on the eastern slopes of the Himalayas in South Asia.
are the primary subdivisions of Bhutan. They pos ...
(districts) comprising Bhutan. It is further divided into eight
gewogs. It houses the
Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary
The Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary (also spelled Bumdelling or Bomdeling), which contains the former Kulong Chu Wildlife Sanctuary, covers in northeastern Bhutan at elevations between and . The sanctuary covers most of Trashiyangtse Distri ...
on the eastern tri-junction of Bhutan-India-China and to the east lies
Tawang
Tawang is a town and administrative headquarter of Tawang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It lies on NH-13 section of Trans-Arunachal Highway. The town was once the headquarter of the Tawang Tract, which is now divided into ...
in India. The nearest airport is
Yongphulla Airport 130 km away.
Its population in 2005 was 2735 and as of 2022. Located in close proximity to
Chorten Kora
Chorten Kora is an important stupa next to the Khorlo-Chu(Kholongchu) River in Trashi Yangtse District, Trashi Yangtse, in East Bhutan. The stupa was built in 1740 by Lama Ngawang Lodrö (3rd abbot of Rigsum Goenpa), the nephew of Shabdrung Ngawa ...
stupa which lies to the west, a
dzong
Dzong architecture is used for dzongs, a distinctive type of fortified monastery (, , ) architectural style, architecture found mainly in Bhutan and Tibet. The architecture is massive in style with towering exterior walls surrounding a complex of ...
was inaugurated in Trashiyangste in 1997. It contains a major art school, The School of 13 Traditional Arts, also known as Rigney School, which is a sister school of the
Zorig Chosum School of Traditional Arts in
Thimphu
Thimphu (; ) is the capital and largest city of Bhutan. It is situated in the western central part of Bhutan, and the surrounding valley is one of Bhutan's '' dzongkhags'', the Thimphu District. The ancient capital city of Punakha was replac ...
, and teaches six forms of art; painting, pottery, wood sculpture, wood-turning, lacquer-work and embroidery.
Sacred sites
Chorten Kora, an important landmark located only 3 minutes from the main town. The chorten was constructed in the 17th century by Lama Ngawang Lodey to pacify a demon that terrorized the region. Legends say that a young Dakpa girl from Arunachal Pradesh, India believed to be a Dakini was buried alive in the stupa for the goodness of the mankind.
See also
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Bhutan–India relations
The bilateral relations between the Himalayas, Himalayan Bhutan, Kingdom of Bhutan and the India, Republic of India have been traditionally close and both countries share a "special relationship (international relations), special relationship", ...
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Bhutan–India border
The Bhutan–India border is the open international border separating the Kingdom of Bhutan from the Republic of India. The border is 699 km (434 m) long, and adjoins the Indian states of Assam (267 km; 166 m), Arunachal Pradesh (217&n ...
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Bhutan–China border
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Line of Actual Control
The Line of Actual Control (LAC), in the context of the Sino-Indian border dispute, is a notional demarcation lineAnanth KrishnanLine of Actual Control , India-China: the line of actual contest, 13 June 2020: "In contrast, the alignment of ...
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.comYangtse Gewog- official web page.
Populated places in Bhutan
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