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Overview
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Thimphu, perhaps the most unusual capital city in the world, is a bustling town on the banks of its own river and set gloriously in the hills of its own valley. A regal town, Thimphu is home to the revered Bhutanese Royal family and to several foreign missions and development projects. On the bank of the river lies Tashichho Dzong,the main,the main secretariat building which houses the throne room of His Majesty the king of Bhutan. Five miles from Thimphu stands the 17th Century Simtokha Dzong on a lifty ridge.Built in 1627,the oldest Dzong in the land houses the school for Buddhist studies.The road to Dorchula Pass and on to eastern Bhutan winds its way upwards from Simtokha Dzong.
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