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  • 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.

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      'On the way to Kingarapden' [Kuenga Rabten]
      GB 235 HJH/2/2/7 · Item · 30 March 1949
      Part of Mr. John Herbert Hicks Collection

      1 black and white photograph mounted on thick grey paper.

      Photograph of porters (six in total), with 2 horses further back. By the tree to the left, Betty Sherriff (left) & George Sherriff (right) can be seen on either side.

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      On the way to Kingarapden [Kuenga Rabten]. Halt to press a specimen.
      30/Mar/49
      49.A.7.3

       Hicks, John Herbert