Lhuentse Dzong
A dzong and Buddhist monastery in eastern Bhutan, perched on a spur at the end of a narrow valley on the east side of the Kuri Chhu. The district it watches over is the ancestral home of the Wangchuck royal family.
- Where
- Lhuentse, Lhuentse, Bhutan
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 27.6500, 91.1500
Get the Lhuentse Dzong stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Lhuentse Dzong. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Lhuentse volume with your photos and a note.
Near Lhuentse Dzong
Thrumshing La 32 km
The second highest pass in Bhutan, carrying the Lateral Road over the Donga range between Bumthang and Mongar. The range long kept the central and eastern regions apart, and the pass now lies inside the national park named after it.
Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary 33 km
A wildlife sanctuary covering most of Trashiyangtse District in northeastern Bhutan, from 1,500 to 6,000 metres. Its Bumdeling Valley is a winter roost for black-necked cranes, and the sanctuary also holds alpine lakes and old religious sites.
Chorten Kora 34 km
A large white stupa beside the Kholong Chu in Trashi Yangtse, built in 1740 by Lama Ngawang Lodrö in memory of his late uncle. It is modelled on the Boudhanath stupa in Nepal, and a similar stupa, Gorsam Chorten, stands at Zemithang in Tawang.
Membartsho 35 km
A sacred pool in a river gorge of Bumthang, where Pema Lingpa, Bhutan's greatest treasure revealer, recovered terma of Guru Rinpoche in the 15th century. Its name means Burning Lake, after the legend that he dived in holding a lit butter lamp and came out with it still burning.
Könchogsum Lhakhang 41 km
A small, old Buddhist temple in the Bumthang valley of central Bhutan, also known as Tsilung, a short walk from Tamshing Monastery. It is one of the cluster of ancient temples around Jakar visited by pilgrims on the valley's temple circuit.
Tamshing Lhakhang 41 km
A Nyingma monastery in Bumthang founded by Pema Lingpa, Bhutan's great treasure revealer, and still closely tied to him and his line of incarnations. It is the seat of Sungtrul Rinpoche, the speech incarnation of Pema Lingpa, and keeps some of the oldest wall paintings in Bhutan.
Jakar Dzong 42 km
The dzong of Bumthang District, on a ridge above Jakar town in the Chamkhar valley. It stands on the site of a temple founded by Yongzin Ngagi Wangchuk in the 16th century, and with walls more than 1,500 metres round it is one of the largest dzongs in Bhutan.
Jambay Lhakhang 42 km
One of Bhutan's oldest temples, in the Bumthang valley near Jakar, said to be one of 108 temples built by the Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo in 659 in a single day. It is dedicated to Maitreya, the future Buddha, and was raised to pin an ogress to the earth forever.
Questions
Where is Lhuentse Dzong?
Lhuentse Dzong is in Lhuentse, Lhuentse, Bhutan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Thrumshing La (32 km), Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary (33 km), Chorten Kora (34 km).
How do I get the Lhuentse Dzong stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Lhuentse Dzong and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Lhuentse volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Lhuentse Dzong before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Lhuentse volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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