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'''Mo Chhu''' is a major river in [[Bhutan]]. The word "Chhu" means "river" or "water" in [[Dzongkha]], the official national language in Bhutan. The river rises in [[Gasa District|Gasa Dzongkhag]] (district) near the border between Bhutan and Tibet. From there, the Mo Chhu flows generally southward to [[Punakha]] in central Bhutan, where it joins the [[Pho Chhu]] from the northeast. The confluence of the two streams is immediately below the [[Punakha Dzong]], which is the winter home of the [[Dratshang Lhentshog]] (Central Monk Body) and the [[Je Khenpo]].
The combined streams are then joined by the [[Dang Chhu]] near the town of [[Wangdue Phodrang]], and the name of the river becomes the '''Puna Tsang Chhu'''. The river then flows through [[Dagana District|Dagana]] and [[Tsirang District]]s. After leaving Bhutan near the town of Lhamoidzingkha, formerly known as Kalikhola,<ref>From Damphu to Lhamoidzingkha, in the Bhutanese daily "Kuensel", 21 May 2020 https://kuenselonline.com/from-damphu-to-lhamoidzingkha/</ref> the river enters [[Assam]] in [[India]] and is known as the [[Sankosh]]. The Sankosh ultimately empties into the [[Brahmaputra]], flowing into the [[Bay of Bengal]].

==Bibliography==
*{{cite book
|title = Bhutan: A Trekker's Guide
|first = Bart
|last = Jordans
|publisher = Cicerone
|year = 2005
|isbn = 1-85284-398-5
}}

*{{cite map
|title = Bhutan Himalaya, 1:390,000
|publisher = Himalayan Maphouse
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{{Hydrography of Bhutan}}
{{Waters of South Asia}}

==References==
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[[Category:Rivers of Bhutan]]
[[Category:International rivers of Asia]]

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