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Western Bhutan is a region in Bhutan.
Excellent food. Quick and friendly service, Indian dishes (including dosa), Bhutanese cuisine. Indian Chai. Coffee. A favourite stop among travellers. Accommodation available. Stone bath and sauna
A large modern restaurant. Cafe. Bhutanese and Western dishes.
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Bajothang (AKA Bajo) is a town in Western Bhutan. It is the largest town of Wangdue Phodrang district.
Mebisa, formally called Chukha, is a town in Chukha district. It has a population of 2,855.
Gedu is a town in Chhukha district. Originally developed to accommodate people working on the local hydroelectric plant, the town is now home to a small college.
Jigme Khesar Strict Nature Reserve (formerly Toorsa Strict Nature Reserve) is in the Haa district in western Bhutan.
Khuruthang is a city in Punakha district located a few kilometers from Punakha.
Paro (population 11,500 in 2017) is a town in the south west of Bhutan.
Phuentsholing (also sometimes spelled Phuntsholing), the second largest town in Bhutan (population around 30,000), is on the Indian border, next to the town of Jaigaon.
Punakha, a former capital of Bhutan, is in the west of the country.
Thimphu (Dzongkha: ཐིམ་ཕུག།) is the capital of the Kingdom of Bhutan, and with a population of around 141,000, it is the nation's largest city.
the small administrative headquarters of Chukha district
Jigme Dorji National Park is in north western Bhutan.
Jigme Khesar Strict Nature Reserve (formerly Toorsa Strict Nature Reserve) is in the Haa district in western Bhutan.
a valley famous for black necked cranes.
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