Sirkap
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site near Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan
- Also known as: “Taxila - Sirkap”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bhir Mound and Dharmarajika Stupa.
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.
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 1½ km southeast of Sirkap.
Taxila Cantonment Junction railway station
Railway station
Taxila Cantonment Junction Railway Station is located in Taxila cantonment area near Taxila, Rawalpindi district of Punjab province, Pakistan. It serves as a junction for Havelian. Taxila Cantonment Junction railway station is situated 2 km southwest of Sirkap.
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.
Sirkap
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.75542° or 33° 45′ 20″ northLongitude
72.82899° or 72° 49′ 44″ eastElevation
564 metres (1,850 feet)Open location code
8J5JQR4H+5HOpenStreetMap ID
way 495843825OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Sirkap” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سركب”
- Catalan: “Sirkap”
- Chinese: “錫爾凱波”
- Chinese: “錫爾卡普”
- Czech: “Sirkap”
- Dutch: “Taxila - Sirkap”
- French: “Sirkap”
- French: “Sirkâp”
- German: “Sirkap”
- Hebrew: “סירקאפ”
- Japanese: “シルカップ”
- Portuguese: “Sircape”
- Portuguese: “Sirkap”
- Slovenian: “Sirkap”
- Swedish: “Sirkap”
- Urdu: “سرکپ”
- Western Panjabi: “سرکپ”
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