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The
road from Tashigang to Samdrup Jongkhar was completed
in the early 1960s and enables the eastern half of the
country to access and benefit from trade with the south
as well as to cross the Indian border. It is possible
to drive from Samdrup Jongkhar to Phuentsholing via
the Indian territories of Assam and West Bengal.
There
is little for travelers to see in this area but some
visitors choose to use Samdrup
Jongkhar as a more convenient exit town.
The journey from Tashigang passes Pemagatshel,
a newly created independent district with its own Dzong.
The road descends fairly abruptly through thick jungle
before arriving at Samdrup Jongkhar. This town is no
more than a frontier post with a couple of decent hotels
and restaurants to wile away the time when the border
is not open.
Phuentsholing
in the south west is a bustling border town and can
also be used as an exit point from Bhutan.
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