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- noun Alternative form of
jong .
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With its massive walls and secret inner courtyards, the dzong is an apt metaphor for what Bhutan until recently was: a world unto itself.
Hidden Kingdom 2007
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With its massive walls and secret inner courtyards, the dzong is an apt metaphor for what Bhutan until recently was: a world unto itself.
Hidden Kingdom 2007
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With its massive walls and secret inner courtyards, the dzong is an apt metaphor for what Bhutan until recently was: a world unto itself.
Hidden Kingdom 2007
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Stan Sesser Every district in Bhutan has a dzong, which is the headquarters for the district's government, and also headquarters for the religious administration.
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The Tibetans made their final stand at the fort at Gyantse, called a dzong, or jong, in
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The Tibetans made their final stand at the fort at Gyantse, called a dzong, or jong, in
NYT > Global Home 2010
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The Tibetans made their final stand at the fort at Gyantse, called a dzong, or jong, in
NYT > Home Page 2010
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Sonam, the 23-year-old guide as-signed to me on my latest trip, began as expected: shuttling me from one dzong to another, all the while keeping up a stream of chatter about a bewildering multitude of Buddhist saints and Bon deities.
Hidden Kingdom 2007
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Sonam, the 23-year-old guide as-signed to me on my latest trip, began as expected: shuttling me from one dzong to another, all the while keeping up a stream of chatter about a bewildering multitude of Buddhist saints and Bon deities.
Hidden Kingdom 2007
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The Punakha dzong, left, is one of Bhutan's most beautiful buildings.
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