Jandial Temple
Jandial Temple is an archaeological site in Rawalpindi District, Punjab. Jandial Temple is situated nearby to the nature reserve Bhir Mound.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sirkap and Dharmarajika Stupa.
Sirkap
Archaeological site
Sirkap is the name of an archaeological site on the bank opposite to the city of Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan. The city of Sirkap was built by the Greco-Bactrian king Demetrius after he invaded modern-day Pakistan around 180 BC. Sirkap is situated 1 km south of Jandial Temple.
Dharmarajika Stupa
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0.
The Dharmarajika Stupa, also referred to as the Great Stupa of Taxila, is a Buddhist stupa near Taxila, Pakistan. It was built over the relics of the Buddha by Ashoka, the Emperor of Magadha, in the 3rd century BCE. Dharmarajika Stupa is situated 2½ km southeast of Jandial Temple.
Bhir Mound
Nature reserve
Photo: Dawoodmajoka, Public domain.
The Bhir Mound is an archaeological site in Taxila in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It contains some of the oldest ruins of Ancient Taxila, dated to sometime around the period 800–525 BC as its earliest layers bear "grooved" Red Burnished Ware, the Bhir Mound, along with several other nearby excavations, form part of the Ruins of Taxila – inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taxila and Wah Cantt.
Taxila
The ancient settlement of Taxila in the western outskirts of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad is a UNESCO World Heritage Site; it is considered one of the most important archaeological sites of South Asia, and for good reason.
Wah Cantt
Photo: Asad janjua, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wah Cantonment is a military city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Wah Cantt is adjacent to Taxila, a small town enriched with one of the most important archaeological sites of the world.
Hattar
Town
Hattar is one of the 44 union councils, administrative subdivisions, of Haripur District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located south of the district capital, Haripur, at 33°51'1N 72°51'8E and borders Taxila Tehsil of Punjab province. Hattar is situated 10 km north of Jandial Temple.
Jandial Temple
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Jandiāl Temple”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.76448° or 33° 45′ 52″ northLongitude
72.82879° or 72° 49′ 44″ eastElevation
499 metres (1,637 feet)Open location code
8J5JQR7H+QGOpenStreetMap ID
node 6410492048OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteGeoNames ID
1339215
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