Sirkap

Sirkap is the name of an archaeological site on the bank opposite to the city of , Punjab, . The city of Sirkap was built by the Greco-Bactrian king Demetrius after he invaded modern-day around 180 BC.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site near Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Also known as: “Taxila - Sirkap”
  • Inscription: “The city of Sirkap was built by the Greco-Bactrian king Demetrius after he invaded modern-day Pakistan around 180 BC. Demetrius founded an Indo-Greek kingdom that was to last until around 10 BC. Sirkap is also said to have been rebuilt by king Menander I.”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bhir Mound and Dharmarajika Stupa.

Nature reserve
Photo: Dawoodmajoka, Public domain.
The is an archaeological site in Taxila in the Punjab province of . 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 , along with several other nearby excavations, form part of the Ruins of Taxila – inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.

Archaeological site
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The , also referred to as the Great Stupa of Taxila, is a Buddhist near Taxila, Pakistan. It was built over the relics of the Buddha by Ashoka, the Emperor of , in the 3rd century BCE. is situated 1½ km southeast of Sirkap.

Railway station
Cantonment Junction Railway Station is located in cantonment area near , Rawalpindi district of province, . It serves as a junction for . is situated 2 km southwest of Sirkap.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taxila and Wah Cantt.

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The ancient settlement of in the western outskirts of the twin cities of and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site; it is considered one of the most important archaeological sites of South Asia, and for good reason.

Photo: Asad janjua, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wah Cantonment is a military city in the province of Pakistan. is adjacent to Taxila, a small town enriched with one of the most important archaeological sites of the world.

Sirkap

Latitude
33.75542° or 33° 45′ 20″ north
Longitude
72.82899° or 72° 49′ 44″ east
Elevation
564 metres (1,850 feet)
Open location code
8J5JQR4H+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 495843825
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
1339217
Wiki­data ID
Q1340954
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Satellite Map

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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”
  • Italian: “Sirkap”
  • Japanese: “シルカップ”
  • Portuguese: “Sircape”
  • Portuguese: “Sirkap”
  • Sindhi: “سرڪپ”
  • Sinhala: “සිර්කප්”
  • Slovenian: “Sirkap”
  • Swedish: “Sirkap”
  • Tamil: “சிர்காப்”
  • Urdu: “سرکپ”
  • Western Panjabi: “سرکپ”

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