Trashi Yangtse District

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Trashi Yangtse District is a northeastern district of Bhutan known for its rich cultural heritage, traditional crafts, and important religious sites such as Chorten Kora.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
district
administrativeCenter Trashiyangtse town
borders Arunachal Pradesh
Lhuentse District
Mongar District
Trashigang District
bordersCountry India
capital Trashiyangtse
contains Bomdeling Wildlife Sanctuary
Bomdeling valley
Chorten Kora
linked to: Memorial Chorten

Trashiyangtse town
country Bhutan
elevationRange about 1000–5000 metres above sea level
establishedAsDistrict 1992
festival Chorten Kora circumambulation festival
annual tshechu
hasEducationalInstitution Institute of Zorig Chusum (Trashiyangtse)
hasEthnicGroup Kheng
Kurtoep
Sharchop
Tshangla speakers
hasMonastery Dongdi Dzong
Rigsum Goenpa
hasReligiousSite Chorten Kora
linked to: Memorial Chorten

Gomphu Kora (nearby pilgrimage site)
hasRiver Drangme Chhu basin
linked to: Drangme Chhu

Kholong Chu
knownFor black-necked crane wintering grounds
religious sites
rich cultural heritage
traditional crafts
training in thirteen traditional Bhutanese arts
language Dzongkha
Tshangla
locatedIn northeastern Bhutan
partOf Eastern Bhutan
linked to: eastern Bhutan
previouslyPartOf Trashigang District
protectedArea Bomdeling Wildlife Sanctuary
religion Buddhism
timezone Bhutan Time
traditionalCraft papermaking
thangka painting
traditional Bhutanese carpentry
woodturning
utcOffset +06:00

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Sharchop region Trashi Yangtse District