Lingzhi Dzong
A Drukpa Kagyu monastery and administrative centre at 4,150 metres in Lingzhi, in the far north of Thimphu District. About thirty monks live in the dzong, which also holds the local administrator's office, and it is reached only on foot along the trekking routes.
- Where
- Lingzhi, Thimphu, Bhutan
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 27.8569, 89.4328
Get the Lingzhi Dzong stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Lingzhi 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 Thimphu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Lingzhi Dzong
Jigme Dorji National Park 14 km
The second largest national park in Bhutan, named after the late king Jigme Dorji Wangchuck. It runs across the high northwest of the country, from forests to glaciers and the peaks around Jomolhari, and is crossed by the Jomolhari and Laya treks.
Jomolhari 16 km
A great Himalayan peak on the northern frontier of Bhutan, sometimes called the bride of Kangchenjunga. Its north face rises more than 2,700 metres above the plains, and its southern side feeds the Paro Chu; trekkers see it from the meadows of Jangothang.
Gasa Dzong 29 km
The administrative centre of Gasa District in Bhutan's northwest, built in the 17th century by Tenzin Drukdra over a 13th century meditation place. It was raised as a bulwark against attacks from the north and later expanded by Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye.
Tango Monastery 36 km
A monastery 14 kilometres north of Thimphu near Cheri Mountain, founded in the 13th century and rebuilt in its present form by Tenzin Rabgye in 1688. Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal meditated in its cave in 1616, and its chief deity is the wrathful Hayagriva.
Chagri Monastery 36 km
A monastery high above the head of the Thimphu valley, founded in 1620 by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, the founder of the Bhutanese state. It is reached on foot from the road end, crossing a covered bridge over the river before the climb.
Drukgyal Dzong 41 km
A fortress and monastery at the head of the Paro valley, built by Tenzin Drukdra in 1649 at the behest of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. Its name means 'the fortress of the victorious Drukpas', marking a victory over an invasion from Tibet.
Paro Taktsang 41 km
A cluster of temples clinging to a sheer cliff high above the upper Paro valley, reached by a steep hike through pine forest. Tradition says Padmasambhava, Guru Rinpoche, flew here on the back of a tigress and meditated in the cave around which the monastery was later built.
Pangri Zampa Monastery 42 km
A Buddhist monastery just north of Thimphu that serves as a college of Bhutanese astrology. Monks here study the traditional calculations used across the kingdom to read the calendar and the stars.
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Questions
Where is Lingzhi Dzong?
Lingzhi Dzong is in Lingzhi, Thimphu, Bhutan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Jigme Dorji National Park (14 km), Jomolhari (16 km), Gasa Dzong (29 km).
How do I get the Lingzhi Dzong stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Lingzhi Dzong and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Thimphu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Lingzhi Dzong before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Thimphu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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