Karshong Ugyen Thegcholing Monastary

Karshong Ugyen Thegcholing Monastary is a Buddhist temple in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trongsa.

Photo: CFynn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, previously Tongsa, is a Thromde or town, and the capital of in central . The name means "new village" in Dzongkha. The first temple was built in 1543 by the Drukpa lama Ngagi Wangchuck, who was the great-grandfather of Ngawang Namgyal, Zhabdrung Rinpoche, the unifier of Bhutan.

Karshong Ugyen Thegcholing Monastary

Latitude
27.55962° or 27° 33′ 35″ north
Longitude
90.48497° or 90° 29′ 6″ east
Open location code
7MVGHF5M+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1061029898
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
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