Punakha
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
When paid by us a large portion of it used to go to the ecclesiastical dignitaries in the capital, Punakha, and the rest was distributed among the various Penlops.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon
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