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WP:BHUTAN
Category	Bhutan
Wikimedia Commons	Bhutan
Parent project(s)	South Asia
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This WikiProject was formed to foster better articles on the country of Bhutan with a spirit of cooperation.

This Wikiproject considers any topic related to Bhutan to be a valid topic.

See: Category:Bhutan

• To improve Wikipedia's coverage of Bhutan by creating, expanding, and maintaining articles about Bhutan.
• To serve as a central point for discussion related to Bhutan.

Bhutanese language requests

Requested articles

• Adap language (hr), now redirects to Dzongkha
• Asociation for Human Rights Activist of Bhutan (ru)
• B-Division (nl/ru)
• Basketball Federation of Bhutan (fr)
• Bhutan at the Asian Indoor Games (nl)
• Bhutan Development Finance Corporation
• Bhutan Health Trust Fund (it/et)
• Bhutan National Football Championship (it)
• Bhutan Power Corporation
• Bhutan short sword (de)
• Bhutan Women's Football Championship (fr)
• Bhutanotrechus
• List of Ambassadors of Germany in Bhutan (de/ru)
• Bumthang (stadium) (pl)
• Burt Todd (ru/fr) — creator mail and stamps of Bhutan, now redirects to Postage stamps and postal history of Bhutan
• C-Division (nl)
• Cheeni Dorji (pl) — player of the national football team
• Choley Yeshe Ngodub (pt)
• Chukha Hydroelectric Power Station (no)
• Corvus corax tibetanus (ru) — the national bird of Bhutan
• Dance of the Black Hats (Stan Armington. Lonely Planet Bhutan. (see p.60) / en, [1], [2], [3][4], [5])
• Dasho Lam Sangha ([6]/[7]) — Scholar, writer and cultural figure
• Dasho Topgyal Dorji (en)
• Daw Tenzin (no)
• Dechen Wangmo Wangchuck (ru)
• Domkar Palace (ru)
• Dorje Lingpa (1346—1405) — one of the king-tertön
• Druk National Congress (ru)
• Dungkhar (ru) — town
• Dzongdey (ru), now redirects to Districts of Bhutan#Zone Statistics
• Environment of Bhutan (fr), now redirects to Environmental issues in Bhutan
• Etho Metho Group
  • Aum Dago Bida (en)
• Flora of Bhutan (ru)
• Forests of Bhutan (ru
  )
• Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche (pl)
• Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche Ogjen Dżinle Dordże (pl/bn) — 8th Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche
• Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche Rikdzin Künsang Pema Namgjal (pl) — 9th and current Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche
• Gyalsé Pema Thinley (bn) — 1th Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche
• Gongduk (hr) — ethnic group, now redirects to Gongduk language
• Jasha maru (cs, [8][9]) — Spicy Bhutanese Chichken Stew
• Jigme Kundrol Namgyel / Jigme Kuendrel (en)
• Jomolhari Trek (ru)
• Journal of Bhutan Studies ([10])
• Khedrup Kuenga Wangpo (ru)
• Kipchu Namgyel (ru)
• Kunzang Rigdzin Pema Namgyal (pl)
• Kunzang Thinley Namgyal (bn) — 3th Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche
• Kurteop (hr) — ethnic group
• Lake
  Glaciers of Bhutan
• Lhaki group (en) - large group of companies. Subsidiaries include: Lhaki Cement, Lhaki Construction Private Limited, Lhaki Steels & Rolling Private Limited,
• Cantilever bridge in Punakha (fr)
• List of Dzongs in Bhutan (sl)
  • Haa Wangchuk Lo Dzong (sl / en) — the place of dislocation of the Bhutanese army
  • Trashi Yangtse Dzong (sl / en)
  • Zhemgang Dzong (sl / en)
• Literature in Bhutan (ru)
• Lnana dragon (ja)
• Lorepa (1187—1250) — tibetan lama, who founded many monasteries in Bhutan
• Lower Drukpa tradition (de)
• Lyonpo (et) — title
• Matpa (hr) — ethnic group
• Monastic life in Bhutan (fr)
• Mountain passes of Bhutan (ru)
• Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal
• Orders, decorations, and medals of Bhutan (ru)
  • Order of Drak Jong Thusay (ru)
• Paro (stadium) (pl)
• Paro Valley ([11]), now redirects to Paro District
• Phuentsholing (stadium) (pl)
• Paksha Paa (pt)
• Prakhar Palace (ru)
• Puta (food) – noodles
• Royal Bhutan Army Air Wing (it)
• Royal Institute of Management ([12])
• Sikkim and Bhutan Armor (ru/de)
• Singye Group Of Companies - large private group of companies in Bhutan. Subsidiaries include.
• Sonam Choden Wangchuck (ru)
• Sonam Jamtsho (sv) — player of the national football team
• State system of Bhutan (ru)
• Takila (ru) — town
• Tashi Norbu (musician) (ru/fr)
• Telotylenchoides bhutanensis ([13]/[14]) — worm from Bhutan
• Tenchen Goenpa nunnery in Paro
• Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal
• Tenzin Legpé Döndrup (bn) — 2th Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche
• Tenzin Sizhi Namgyal (bn) — 4th Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche
• Tenpai Nyinjé (bn) — 7th Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche
• Tenpai Nyima (bn) — 6th Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche
• Territorial disputes between the Kingdom of Bhutan and China (zh)
• Trachypithecus geei
• Tshering Wangmo (pl) — marathoner, the record holder of Bhutan
• Tshewang Gyeltshen (pl) — player of the national football team
• Ugyen Gelek Namgyal (bn) — 5th Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche
• Ugyen Thinley Dorji (pl
• Upper Drukpa tradition (de)
• Druk Athletic F.C.
• Wangdi Phodrang Dzong (ru / sl)
• Wangdichholing Palace (en / [15]^[1] / [16]) — royal residence
• Wangdue Phodrang Dzong (ru/ca/sl), now redirects to Wangdue Phodrang District
• Yao-Tang Velázquez (es) — handballer
• Je-Khenpo
• Youth Development Fund, Bhutan
• Zimdra Industries Pvt. Ltd.(en) — large group of companies in Bhutan.

Updating

• Template:Royal Family of Bhutan
• Recent changes to Bhutan articles

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• Rigsum Monastery
• Tala Monastery
• Sinphu Samten Tsemo Lhakhang
• Samteling Palace
• Business Bhutan
• The Journalist (Bhutan)
• Zangdopelri Monastery
• Sonam Lhamo
• Taj Tashi
• The Bhutanese
• Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Choeten
• Dorji Namgyal
• Royal Botanical Garden, Serbithang
• Thangthong Dewachen Nunnery

See /Members to edit the page and add yourself. Page transcluded below.

Active members

To join WikiProject Bhutan, edit this section and add the Wikitext #{{subst:me}} with your areas of interest to the bottom of the following list of members. Members should also place member identification on their user page.

1. Dr. Blofeld (talk · contribs)
2. Nvvchar (talk · contribs)
3. Spongie555 (talk · contribs)
4. CFynn (talk · contribs)
5. SuperKirbyPudding (talk · contribs)
6. Doctor 17 (talk · contribs)
7. Hammad (talk · contribs)
8. Zoepa (talk · contribs) 05:50:58, 11 February 2019 (UTC) [reply]
9. StarLightMe (talk · contribs)
10. TryKid (talk · contribs) 00:16:08, 10 October 2020 (UTC) [reply]
11. RPSkokie (talk · contribs)
12. Norbu2023 (talk · contribs)
13. Selden54 (talk · contribs)
14. Choden2023 (talk · contribs)
15. Tshodon (talk · contribs)
16. Tenzey2023 (talk · contribs)
17. Gaki1435 (talk · contribs)
18. Yangzom2003 (talk · contribs)
19. Cwang617 (talk · contribs)
20. Choki2023 (talk · contribs)

Honorary members

To be a Honorary member you must help and work with Bhutan related articles. Honorary member even though not part of the WikiProject still help with Bhutan related articles.

1. Impro - Member and main contributor of Russian WikiProject Bhutan. He has helped English Bhutan articles too
2. JFHJr - Helps expand Bhutanese politcal articles

Former members

Thank you for your help! Please move your username back to the active list when you can participate again.

1. Shanbhag.rohan
2. Eukesh
3. Lodu
4. Badbilltucker
5. Russavia
6. Heraldrist
7. South Asian Free Media Association
8. Sub-Continental Analyst
9. Delibzr
10. FranciscoMMartins (talk · contribs) 15:27:04, 14 February 2020 (UTC) [reply]
11. Heraldrist (talk · contribs) 08:01:24, 16 August 2022 (UTC) [reply]

Member identification

Members of WikiProject Bhutan should place one of the following lines of Wikitext on their user page to add it to Category:WikiProject Bhutan participants.

Wikitext	userbox	where used
[[Category:WikiProject Bhutan participants]]	none	linked pages
{{Template:User WikiProject Bhutan}}	This user is a participant in WikiProject Bhutan.	linked pages
{{Template:User WP Bhutan}}	This user participates in WikiProject Bhutan.	linked pages
{{Template:User WP Bhutan|invite}}	This user invites you to join WikiProject Bhutan.	linked pages

For other Bhutan user templates, see Category:Bhutan user templates.

• Assessment - the assessment department.

Bhutan articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA				1			1
FL	1						1
GA	1	1	2	8		1	13
B	5	7	11	15			38
C	12	24	53	50		3	142
Start	26	37	82	218		22	385
Stub	11	26	37	739		70	883
List	1	5	11	49	2		68
Category					1,018		1,018
Disambig			1		6		7
File					18		18
Project					11		11
Redirect		4	2	25	39		70
Template					105		105
Other					2		2
Assessed	57	104	199	1,105	1,201	96	2,762
Unassessed						3	3
Total	57	104	199	1,105	1,201	99	2,765
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 7,931			Ω = 5.42

• Popular pages

This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by WP:RECOG for configuration options.

Featured articles

Former featured articles

Featured lists

Good articles

Former good articles

Did you know? articles

In the News articles

Featured pictures

• File:King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (edit).jpg - (Also featured on Turkish Wikipedia and its a valued image on Commons)

• File:Glacial lakes, Bhutan.jpg - (Also featured on Commons and Turkish Wikipedia)

Valued Pictures

• File:Taktshang edit.jpg
• File:Kamsum Yul-le Namgyal Choten.jpg
• File:Gasa Dzong.jpg
• File:Tashichoedzong-Bhutan-2001.JPG

What to type	What it makes	What it's for
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	{{subst:Bhuthan Barnstar|message ~~~~}}	Bhutan Barnstar of National Merit The Bhutan Barnstar of National Merit is awarded to users who have made extraordinary contributions to Bhutan-related articles, and to any editor who contributes significantly to expand or improve Wikipedia's coverage of Bhutan.
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{{Gewogs of Bhutan}}		Tag to Gewogs of Bhutan articles.
{{History of Bhutan}}		Tag to Bhutan articles of historical significance.
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{{Languages of Bhutan}}		Tag to any article on languages spoken in Bhutan. Please also add the language to the template.
{{Bhutanese law}}		Tag to any article reasonably relevant to the law of Bhutan. Please also add to the template.
{{Bhutanese society}}		Tag to any article about Bhutanese society
{{Bhutanese refugees}}		Tag to any article reasonably relevant to Bhutanese refugees

Media

• APFA News.com
• BBC on Bhutan
• Kuensel
• Bhutan Observer
• Bhutan Times
• Bhutan Broadcasting Service

Government

• Bhutan Government portal
• Bhutan Acts, Rules & Regulations
• Anti-Corruption Commission
• Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority
• Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan
• Gross National Happiness Commission
• Dzongkha Development Commission - National language department
• Ministry of Agriculture
• Ministry of Economic Affairs
  • Bhutan Electricity Authority
• Ministry of Education
• Ministry of Finance
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Ministry of Health
• Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs
  • Bhutan Census
• Ministry of Information and Communications
  • Department of Information Technology
• Ministry of Labour and Human Resources
• Ministry of Works and Human Settlement
  • Department of Roads
  • Department of Urban Development and Engineering Services
  • Standards and Quality Control Authority
  • Construction Development Board
  • Thimphu City Corporation
• National Housing Development Corporation
• National Statistics Bureau - this site contains many useful publications in PDF format including the 2005 census.
• Royal Audit Authority
• Royal Court of Justice
• Department of Trade
• National Assembly
• National Environment Commission
• Royal Monetary Authority

Museums, Libraries and Cultural Institutions

• Bhutan Cultural Atlas
• National Museum of Bhutan
• National Library of Bhutan
• National Digital Library of Bhutan
• Centre for Bhutan Studies

Development Agencies and NGOs

• United Nations Development Programme - Bhutan
• SNV Bhutan
• Tarayana Foundation]

Dzongkhags

• Bumthang Dzongkhag
• Chhukha Dzongkhag
• Dagana Dzongkhag
• Gasa Dzongkhag
• Haa Dzongkhag
• Lhuentse Dzongkhag
• Mongar Dzongkhag
• Paro Dzongkhag
• Pemagatshel Dzongkhag
• Punakha Dzongkhag
• Samdrupjongkhar Dzongkhag
• Samtse Dzongkhag
• Sarpang Dzongkhag
• Thimphu Dzongkhag
• Trashigang Dzongkhag
• Trashiyangtse Dzongkhag
• Trongsa Dzongkhag
• Tsirang Dzongkhag
• Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag
• Zhemgang Dzongkhag

Other

• Wikipedians in Bhutan

• "Bhutan Cultural Atlas". Institute of Language and Cultural Studies.
• OCLC 477284586
  . Retrieved June 8, 2013.
• ISBN 9788184003116
  .
• ISBN 978-99936-899-3-5
  .
• Ardussi, John (2004). "Formation of the State of Bhutan ('Brug gzhung) in the 17th Century and its Tibetan Antecedents" (PDF). Journal of Bhutan Studies. II. Thimphu: Centre for Bhutan Studies.
• "Think South Asia: Bhutan" (PDF). SADF Bulletin, South Asia Democratic Forum. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
• "A Country Study: Bhutan". Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. Retrieved September 8, 2005.
• "Bhutan".
  CIA World Factbook
  . Retrieved September 8, 2005.
• "Bhutan Portal". Government of Bhutan. Retrieved September 8, 2005.
• "Bhutan". MSN Encarta. Retrieved September 8, 2005.
• "Bhutan army sees action at last". Asia Times Online. Retrieved September 8, 2005.
• "Bhutan-China Relations". Bhutan News Online. Retrieved September 8, 2005.
• "MoUs with Bhutan on rail links, power projects". The Tribune, Chandigarh. Retrieved September 8, 2005.
• "Border tension pushes MEA allocation". The Tribune, Chandigarh. Retrieved September 8, 2005.
• "Happy Land". Yoga Journal. Retrieved September 12, 2005.
• "Fast forward into trouble". The Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved September 16, 2005.
• "A New Measure of Well-Being From a Happy Little Kingdom". The New York Times. Retrieved October 4, 2005.
• A.P. Agarwala (2003). Sikkim and Bhutan. Nest and Wings.
  ISBN 81-87592-07-9
  .
• Sunanda K. Datta-Ray (1984). Smash and Grab: The Annexation of Sikkim. Vikas.
  ISBN 0-7069-2509-2
  .
• Foning, A.R. (1987). Lepcha, My Vanishing Tribe. Sterling Publishers.
  ISBN 81-207-0685-4
  .
• "A hidden and mysterious kingdom". Toplum Postasi. Retrieved June 14, 2006.
• Rose, Leo (1993). "The Nepali Ethnic Community in the Northeast of the Subcontinent". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) This paper was prepared for a conference on "Democratization, Ethnicity and Development in South and Southeast Asia" 20–22 August, 1993, Colombo, Sri Lanka, sponsored by the International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

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• Checklinks - Edit and repair external links
• Dab solver - Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
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External tools

• "DDC's Online Dzongkha Digtionaries". Dzongkha Development Commission. - online Dzongkha-English, English-Dzongkha, Tibetan-Dzongkha, and Dzongkha-Dzongkha dictionaries.
• "THL's Online Tibetan Phonetics Converter".
  Tibetan and Himalayan Digital Library. - A tool to convert Dzongkha and Tibetan script or Wylie
  text into Roman phonetics.
• Andrés Montano Pellegrini. "THL Tibetan to English Translation Tool".
  Tibetan and Himalayan Digital Library
  . - Online Chöké-English Dictionary and translation tool.