7 Things Few People Know About The Capital Of Bhutan

Thimphu has no traffic lights, theaters do not show foreign movies, and stray dogs are everywhere in the city.
7 things few people know about the capital of Bhutan
5th highest capital in the world: Located at an altitude of 2,334 m above sea level, Thimphu is the 5th highest capital in the world, after La Paz of Bolovia (3,640 m), Quito of Ecuador (2,850 m), Bogota of Colombia (2,625 m), and Addis Ababa of Ethiopia (2,355 m). Here, visitors will inevitably shock the height, breathless when moving up high.
The capital is Bhutan's largest city: Thimphu is incomparable compared to other major cities in the world. However, in this happy kingdom, it is the largest city with an area of over 26

.1 km2, smaller than the island nation of Singapore (721.5 km2). About 100,000 people live in Thimphu and the population density is 4,000 people per square kilometer Thimphu is also the commercial, religious and administrative center of the Kingdom of Bhutan.



This is where you can find all the departments of the ministries. The royal family of Bhutan also lives in Thimphu. If you expect a Buckingham equivalent palace here, you will be disappointed as the royal palace of Bhutan is much smaller and not so prominent. However, Thimphu fortress (Tashichho Dzong) is a massive work where the throne, the offices of the king and the Secretariat of the Ministry of the Interior and Finance.
Capital with no traffic lights: Thimphu is one of the few capitals in the world that does not have a traffic light. People often wonder, how does traffic work here? In fact, in Thimphu on the street, there is a police force tasked with dividing lanes like traffic lights. If normally the traffic police divide lanes when the signals are not working, in Thimphu these "traffic lights" are one thing that attracts tourists Police stations on the street became tourist spots.




Movie theaters do not show foreign movies: There are only 3 theaters in Thimphu, but you cannot find places to show hot movies from Hollywood or other Asian countries. These theaters do not show foreign films, but only Bhutanese movies without subtitles, so it is difficult for tourists to watch.
Home to one of the largest Buddha statues in the world: This Buddha statue is also a tourist attraction. Dordenma Buddha is Bhutan's largest Shakyamuni Buddha statue built and placed on the mountain in Thimphu. The 51.5 m high statue completed in 2015, the statue faces the southern gate of Thimphu. The statue is made of bronze and inlaid with gold outside. In the heart of the statue includes 125,000 small Buddha statues and a meditation hall.




Home to one of the largest books in the world: Located in the National Library of Bhutan is a picture book by American Michael Hawley. It reached the Guinness World Records as the world's largest printed book until 2007. The book measures 1.5 × 2.1m when opened and weighs 60 kg. Hawley publishes this book in limited quantities and uses the money from selling books to donate to building schools in Bhutan.
The capital has more stray dogs than cars: Maybe this sounds very strange, but in fact, when Thimphu goes to the street, you will find wild dogs everywhere and can sleep wherever they like. And with strong religious beliefs in Buddhism, the people here do not kill but take care of them.



Leftovers from picnic meals should be left to them. In fact, the wild dogs in Thimphu are very healthy, fed, and are also known as "the happiest wild dogs in the world".
According to Huong Chi / Vnexpress
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