Bir Mound

Bir Mound is an archaeological site in , . Bir Mound is situated nearby to the nature reserve , as well as near the railway station .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bhir Mound and Taxila.

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.

Railway station
Cantonment Junction Railway Station is located in cantonment area near , Rawalpindi district of province, . It serves as a junction for . is situated 580 metres west of Bir Mound.

Archaeological site
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is the name of an archaeological site on the bank opposite to the city of , Punjab, . The city of was built by the Greco-Bactrian king Demetrius after he invaded modern-day around 180 BC. is situated 1½ km northeast of Bir Mound.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taxila and Wah Cantt.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
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.

Bir Mound

Latitude
33.74418° or 33° 44′ 39″ north
Longitude
72.82034° or 72° 49′ 13″ east
Elevation
513 metres (1,683 feet)
Open location code
8J5JPRVC+M4
Geo­Names ID
1339955
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