Penlop
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Penlop is a Dzongkha term roughly translated as provincial governor. Bhutanese penlops, prior to unification, controlled certain districts of the country, but now hold no administrative office. Rather
Ugyen Wangchuck surrounded by his councillors at Punakha, Bhutan, 1905. Front Row: son of Thimphu Jongpen, Punakha Jongpen, Thimphu Jongpen, Trongsa Penlop, Zung Donyer [dronyer], Deb Zimpon, and elder son of Thimphu Jongpen.
Trongsa Dzong, seat of the Penlop of Trongsa.
Trongsa Dzong, interior buildings.
Paro Dzong.
Wangdue Phodrang Province
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Wangdue Phodrang Province was one of the nine historical Provinces of Bhutan.
Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, administrative seat of Wangdue Phodrang Province