Thimphu is the capital and largest city of Bhutan. It is situated in the western central part of Bhutan, and the surrounding valley is one of Bhutan's dzongkhags, the Thimphu District. The ancient capital city of Punakha was replaced by Thimphu as capital in 1955, and in 1961 Thimphu was declared as the capital of the Kingdom of Bhutan by the 3rd Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.
Image: Tashichödzong Thimphu 2008 01 23
Image: National Library Thimphu Bhutan 2008 01 23
Image: Thimphu view 080907
Image: Thimpu Bazar 31
Dzongkha is a Sino-Tibetan language that is the official and national language of Bhutan. It is written using the Tibetan script.
Jakar Dzong, representative of the distinct dzong architecture from which Dzongkha gets its name