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Punakha

British  
/ ˈpuːnəkə /

noun

  1. a town in W central Bhutan: a former capital of the country

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I told him about my day at the Punakha Dzong, and how I had looked around and hadn’t seen another Westerner in that sea of Buddhists.

From New York Times Dec. 18, 2018

The most beautiful one we saw was in Punakha, where, on a spit of land between the Pho Chu and Mo Chu Rivers, the looming 17th-century dzong was surrounded by blooming jacaranda trees.

From New York Times Jul. 25, 2018

Royal Thimphu is it for now, although there are a few other elementary Bhutanese courses, with sand greens, including one inside the grounds of the king's private retreat in Punakha.

From Golf Digest Jul. 20, 2015

The Como group, which already has a luxury outpost in Paro, has just unveiled the Uma Punakha in Punakha.

From New York Times Jan. 11, 2013

This was the Bhutan Envoy, the Deb Zimpun, a member of the Supreme Council of Punakha and Cup Bearer to the Deb Raja, when there is one.

From Life in an Indian Outpost by Gordon Casserly

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