National Museum of Bhutan

National Museum of Bhutan is a cultural in the town of in western .
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Museum in Asia
  • Also known as: “Ta Dzong”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jangtsa Dumtseg Lhakhang.

Buddhist temple
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or Dungtse Lhakhang is a Buddhist temple in western . The temple is notable as it is in the form of a chorten, very rare in Bhutan. is situated 1½ km northwest of National Museum of Bhutan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paro.

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is a town and seat of , in the Valley of . It is a historic town with many sacred sites and historical buildings scattered throughout the area.

National Museum of Bhutan

Latitude
27.42876° or 27° 25′ 44″ north
Longitude
89.4255° or 89° 25′ 32″ east
Open location code
7MVFCCHG+G5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 187025042
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q4315025
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tamil—“National Museum of Bhutan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المتحف الوطني في بوتان”
  • Armenian: “Բութանի ազգային թանգարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Butan milli muzeyi”
  • Bengali: “ভুটানের জাতীয় জাদুঘর”
  • Bulgarian: “Национален музей на Бутан”
  • Chinese: “不丹國立博物館”
  • Dzongkha: “ལྟ་རྫོང་།”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المتحف الوطنى لبوتان”
  • German: “Nationalmuseum von Bhutan”
  • Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta na Bútáine”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей Бутана”
  • Russian: “Та-дзонг”
  • Spanish: “Museo nacional de Butan”
  • Spanish: “Museo nacional de Bután”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional”
  • Tamil: “பூட்டான் தேசிய அருங்காட்சியகம்”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chorten and Zuri Dzong.

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