TRASHIGANG
TRASHIGANG (1,100M/3,610 ft)
Trashigang lies in the far east of Bhutan and is the country’s largest district. Trashigang town, on the hillside above the Gamri Chu (River), was once the center for a busy trade with Tibet. Today it is the junction of the east-west highway, with road connection to Samdrup Jongkhar and then into the Indian state of Assam. This town is also the principle market place for the Semi-Nomadic people of Merak and Sakteng, whose way of dress in unique in Bhutan.
Trashigang Dzong
Trashigang dzong: built in 1659, the dzong serves as the administrative seat for the district as well as the home of the monk body. The dzong commands a remarkable view over the surrounding countryside.
Gom Kora
24km. away from Trashigang, the temple of Gom Kora is set on a small alluvial plateau overlooking the river. Surrounded by rice fields and clumps of banana trees, it looks like an oasis in an ar4id landscape. It is one of the famous places where Guru Rinpoche meditated in order to subdue a demon which dwelt in a huge black rock.
Ranjung Woesel Chholing monastery is more than half an hour drive from trashigang town. It is a Nyingmapa monastery founded by Garab Rinpoche in 1990. One can get a good view of the valley from the monastery.
Trashigang
Gewogs: 15, Dungkhag:3, Population: 52.134, Hospitals: 3, BHU: 19, ORCs: 57, Traditional Unit: 2 Schools: 60
