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Punakha Dzong
Bhutan's most beautiful fortress-monastery at the confluence of two rivers, the winter capital of the country's monastic body.
37 km · about 45 min drive
Gasa, Bhutan · Asia
Gasa sits on the route: 20 minutes from Laya, 37km from Punakha Dzong.
Gasa is a town located in Gasa, Bhutan. With a population of 548, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Gasa sits in Bhutan. It's in the Asia/Thimphu time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Gasa to your route.
Gasa Dzong (Dzongkha: དགའ་ས་རྫོང also མགར་ས་རྫོང) or Gasa Tashi Thongmön Dzong (མགར་ས་བཀྲིས་མཐོང་སྨོན་རྫོང་) near Gasa is the administrative center of Gasa Dzongkhag (district) in the northwestern region of Bhutan. The dzong was built in the 17th century by Tenzin Drukdra the second Druk Desi over the site of aRead more
meditation place established by Drubthob Terkungpa in the 13th century. The Dzong was constructed as a bulwark against attacks from the north and named Tashi Tongmön Dzong. It was later expanded by the fourth Desi, Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye. Inside the Guardian's Temple (Goenkhang) he placed ritual object and performed the consecration ceremony.
In January 2008 Gasa Dzong was badly damaged by a fire that took 10 hours to put out.
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Gasa is located in Gasa, Bhutan, Asia. The coordinates are 27.9037 latitude, 89.7269 longitude.
Gasa has a population of approximately 548 people, making it a town in Bhutan.
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castle
Bhutan's most beautiful fortress-monastery at the confluence of two rivers, the winter capital of the country's monastic body.
37 km · about 45 min drive
mountain pass
A 3,100 m pass on the Thimphu-Punakha road crowned by 108 memorial chortens. On clear days the roadside terrace unveils a panorama of Bhutan's snowcapped eastern Himalaya.
46 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
A sacred Buddhist monastery clinging to a sheer cliff face 900 meters above the Paro Valley floor.
58 km · about 65 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A viewpoint on the trail to Paro Taktsang, looking across a forested gorge at the monastery clinging impossibly to a 3,000-foot cliff face.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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