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Trongsa, previously Tongsa (
Drukpa lama Ngagi Wangchuck, who was the great-grandfather of Ngawang Namgyal, Zhabdrung Rinpoche, the unifier of Bhutan.[citation needed
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Trongsa Dzong
Chökhor Raptentse Dzong at Trongsa which was built in 1644, used to be the seat of power of the
dzong controlled east-west trade for centuries. The only road connecting eastern and western Bhutan (the precursor to the modern Lateral Road
), passed through the courtyard of the dzong. At the command of the penlop the massive doors could be shut, dividing the country in two.
Higher yet on the mountainside is a watchtower, called "Ta Dzong"(watch tower), built to guard the dzong from enemies but now housing a museum and a chapel dedicated to Jigme Namgyal who was Trongsa Penlop from 1853 to 1870. [1]
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Highway to Sarpang just east of the town
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Trongsa town medical centre
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Trongsa Dzong from above to the west of the town
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Holy water spring -Trongsa- Bhutan
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References
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- ISBN 978-9993692614.