Jaulian
Jaulian is a ruined Buddhist monastery dating from the 2nd century CE, located in Taxila, in Pakistan. Jaulian, along with the nearby monastery at Mohra Muradu, form part of the Ruins of Taxila – a collection of excavations that were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Ruin in Pakistan
- Also known as: “Jauliān Monastery” and “Julian Stupa Monastary”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dharmarajika Stupa.
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 3½ km southwest of Jaulian.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taxila and Hattar.
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.
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 Jaulian.
Jaulian
- Categories: ruins and tourism
- Location: Haripur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.76497° or 33° 45′ 54″ northLongitude
72.8747° or 72° 52′ 29″ eastElevation
579 metres (1,900 feet)Open location code
8J5JQV7F+XVOpenStreetMap ID
node 5059185927OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Western Panjabi—“Jaulian” goes by many names.
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