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Paro (Dzongkha: སྤ་རོ་) is a town and seat of Paro District, in the Paro Valley of Bhutan. [1] It is an historic town with many sacred sites and historical buildings scattered throughout the area. It is also home to Paro International Airport, Bhutan's sole international airport. Paro International Airport is served by Drukair.
Scenes from the movie Little Buddha were filmed in and around this dzong. The National Museum of Bhutan, where visitors can learn about the culture of Bhutan. Dzongdrakha Goenpa is a sacred cliff of Guru Rinpoche above the two villages of Bonday and Gyepjag under Paro Dzongkhag blessed during his second visit to Bhutan in 822 A.D from Tibet. [4]
The Paro Chhu flows through the Paro Valley, which is the site of one of Bhutan's main towns, Paro, and many important monasteries. The two best known monasteries here are Taktshang ("Tiger's nest" in Dzongkha), and Paro Dzong. Taktshang clings to a ledge of a high cliff approximately 15 km north of Paro.
Museum chronicles the last 100 years of Bhutan and showcases the history of monarchy in Bhutan. Ta Dzong served as a watch tower for centuries and is a five storied building. [4] The museum has total of eleven galleries. One gallery is fully dedicated to Wangchuck dynasty, another showcases the history and significance of Trongsa Chhoetse Dzong.
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Jangtsa Dumgtseg Lhakhang [zlum brtshegs lha khang] is a Buddhist temple in western Bhutan.The temple is notable as it is in the form of a chorten, very rare in Bhutan.It is located on the edge of a hill between the Paro valley and the Dopchari valley, across the bridge from Paro.
Dokar Gewog (Dzongkha: རྡོ་དཀར་) is a gewog (village block) of Paro District, Bhutan. [2] In 2002, the gewog had an area of 106.1 square kilometres and contained 21 villages and 327 households. [3] There are 5 Chewogs, 29 villages, and 424 households, with a population of 2283, comprising 1099 males and 1174 females. [4]
Paro Taktsang (Tiger's Nest) This is a list of Buddhist temples, monasteries, stupas, and pagodas in Bhutan for which there are Wikipedia articles, sorted by location.