Chimi Lhakhang

Chimi Lhakhang, also known as Chime Lhakhang or Monastery or temple, is a Buddhist monastery in , . 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 .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Khuruthang Middle Secondary School.

School
is a co-educational UNESCO Associated School near Khuruthang, a town 4 km south of Punakha Dzong in the of . is situated 3 km north of Chimi Lhakhang.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pajo and Khuruthang.

Hamlet
is a town in in .

is a city in Punakha district located a few kilometers from .

Town
Photo: Hgrobe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town and capital of in central . It is located in Thedtsho Gewog. Khothang Rinchenling… is situated 5 km southeast of Chimi Lhakhang.

Chimi Lhakhang

Latitude
27.52691° or 27° 31′ 37″ north
Longitude
89.87819° or 89° 52′ 42″ east
Open location code
7MVFGVGH+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 366033483
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data 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”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chorten and Prayer Wheel.

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