Motithang Takin Preserve
Royal Takin Preserve, located in the Motithang district of Thimphu, Bhutan is a wildlife reserve area for Bhutan takin, the national animal of Bhutan. Originally a mini-zoo, it was converted into a preserve when it was discovered that the animals refrained from inhabiting the surrounding forest even when set free.
- Zoo
- Description: Wildlife reserve area in Bhutan
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Institute of Traditional Medicine Services and Changlimithang Stadium.
Changlimithang Stadium
The Changlimithang Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium…
3 km east of Motithang Takin Preserve
Royal Textile Academy
The Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan was founded…
2½ km east of Motithang Takin Preserve
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thimphu.
Motithang Takin Preserve
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Latitude
27.48175° or 27° 28′ 54″ north
Longitude
89.61205° or 89° 36′ 43″ east
Open location code
7MVFFJJ6+MR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = zoo
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Assamese to Spanish—“Motithang Takin Preserve” goes by many names.
মতিথাং টাকিন সংৰক্ষণAssamese
莫迪唐羚牛保护区Chinese
མོ་ཏི་ཐང་ཏ་ཀིན་སྲུང་སྐྱོབ།Dzongkha
ಮೋತಿಥಾಂಗ್ ಟಕಿನ್ ಅಭಯಾರಣ್ಯKannada
Заповедник в МотитхангеRussian
Заповедник Мотитханг-такинRussian
Мини-зоопарк в МотитхангеRussian
Rezervat Motithang TakinSlovenian
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