Bhutanese passport
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A Bhutanese passport is a document which authorizes and facilitates travel and other activities in Bhutan or by Bhutanese citizens. Foreign travel passports are issued to citizens of Bhutan for intern
The front cover of an ordinary (blue) Bhutanese passport
A Lhotshampa man holding his Bhutanese passport in a Beldangi camp, October 2007
Kingdom of Bumthang
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The Kingdom of Bumthang was one of several small kingdoms within the territory of modern Bhutan before the first consolidation under Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in 1616. After initial consolidation, the
Bhutanese passport
…to citizens of Bhutan for international travel by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is valid for all countries unless otherwise endorsed. In the Kingdom of Bumthang, which constitutes a part of modern-day Bhutan, feudal passbooks or dzeng (Dzongkha: ཛེང) were issued beginning in the 15th century to court messengers…
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Bumthang countryside
Penlop of Trongsa Ugyen Wangchuck, lord of Trongsa Province, Paro Province, and de facto head of Bumthang Province.
Fifth Druk Gyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, current head of the House of Wangchuck