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Thimphu, Bhutan, Pictures |
 | | Thimphu, town, capital of Bhutan, in the western part of the country, in a high valley of the Himalayas. |
 | | Thimphu is connected to other parts of the country and to India, on the south, by a highway system. |
 | | Formerly the winter capital (Punakha was the summer capital), Thimphu was made the permanent seat of government in 1962. |
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