Chimi Lhakhang
Chimi Lhakhang, also known as Chime Lhakhang or Monastery or temple, is a Buddhist monastery in Punakha District, Bhutan. Located near Lobesa, it stands on a round hillock and was founded and built in 1499 by the Drukpa Kagyu lama Ngawang Chogyal, who was the 14th abbot of Ralung Monastery.Photo: David Broad, CC BY 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pajo and Khuruthang.
Khuruthang
Khuruthang is a city in Punakha district located a few kilometers from Punakha.Wangdue Phodrang
Town
Photo: Hgrobe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wangdue Phodrang is a town and capital of Wangdue Phodrang District in central Bhutan. It is located in Thedtsho Gewog. Khothang Rinchenling… Wangdue Phodrang is situated 5 km southeast of Chimi Lhakhang.
Chimi Lhakhang
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist monastery in Bhutan
- Categories: vihara, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Punakha District, Bhutan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.52691° or 27° 31′ 37″ northLongitude
89.87819° or 89° 52′ 42″ eastOpen location code
7MVFGVGH+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
way 366033483OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q5099371
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In Other Languages
From Dzongkha to Spanish—“Chimi Lhakhang” goes by many names.
- Dzongkha: “ཁྱི་མེད་ལྷ་ཁང་”
- Dzongkha: “ཁྱི་མེད་ལྷ་ཁང།”
- Russian: “Чими-лакханг”
- Slovenian: “Samostan Čimi”
- Spanish: “Chimi Lhakhang”
- Spanish: “Templo Chimi”
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