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Use for: Khidirpur

• a historic neighborhood in Calcutta, India. Known for the Kidderpore Docks.

• a state in the eastern part of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal.

Use for: Hugli River (West Bengal, India)

• he westernmost distributary of the Ganges, situated in West Bengal, India. It is known in its upper reaches as the Bhagirathi.

Use for: Tongsa

• Tongsa, town, fortress, and monastery, central Bhutan. It lies in the Himalayas on the Tongsa (or Mangde) River, about 5,500 feet (1,700 m) above sea level. It was the headquarters of the first hereditary maharaja of Bhutan and the historic seat of power over central and eastern Bhutan. The dzong (fortress, or castle) guards the main east-west route through the mountains. It houses a large number of state-supported monks of the Buddhist ’Brug-pa order, as well as government officials. Pop. (2005) 2,695.

Use for: Hati Sahar, Hattisar, Gelyephug

• a town in Sarpang District in Bhutan. It is located on the Indian border, about 30 km to the east of Sarpang, the Dzongkhag (District) headquarters, and has a population of 9,858 as per the 2017 census. The former name, Hattisar, is NOT to be confused with the neighbouring Indian village with the same name, spelled Hatisar (known as Hatisar F.V)
• It is one of the border markets and road entry points into Bhutan from India; Phuntsholing to its west and Samdrup Jongkhar to its east are two other border market road entry points into Bhutan.
• Hattisar was a name likely adopted from a neighbouring Indian village with the same name and resonates to the understanding of the local Nepali-speaking residents at the time. Areas south of Gelephu was once ruled by Bhutan, Hattisar was likely a bigger village that included modern day Gelephu.

Use for: Shemgang District (Bhtuan)

• one of the 20 dzongkhags (districts) of Bhutan. Located in Southern Bhutan. It is made up of 8 village Gewog (blocks).
• It is bordered by Sarpang, Trongsa, Bumthang, Mongar and Pemagatshel Districts, and borders Assam in India to the south.
• The administrative center of the district is Zhemgang.

Use for: Shamgong Dzong

• Built in 1929, it is one of three royal homes in central Trongsa, which is situated at an elevation of roughly 1,750 meters above the Mangde Chhu river on the north side of the valley.
• During the first half of the 20th century, the palace served as winter residence for the second King, Jigme Wangchuck and his senior Queen, Ashi Phuntsho Choden

• one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. The district is divided into four gewogs (village blocks).
• It contains numerous temples and Buddhist sacred sites.