May 16, 2021
Simtokha Dzong
Located on a ridge separated by deep gorges; Simtokha Dzong stands strategically overlooking Thimphu valley and at the junction of the three provinces Sha, Pa and Wang (i.e. Wangduephodrang, Paro and Thimphu). It is the oldest Dzong/fortress built by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in 1629 to unify of the western part of Bhutan.
There are legends of malevolent forces being subdued on a huge rock at the place where the Dzong stands now. Thus, the name Simtokha has been derived from the word Simo-do-kha which literally translates demoness on rock
