Wah Cantonment railway station
Wah Cantonment Railway Station is located in Wah cantonment area near Wah town, Rawalpindi district of Punjab province of the Pakistan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Pakistan
- Also known as: “Wah Cantonment”, “Wāh Cantt”, and “Wah Cantt Railway Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sirkap and Bhir Mound.
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 3½ km east of Wah Cantonment railway station.
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. Bhir Mound is situated 3 km southeast of Wah Cantonment railway station.
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 2½ km southeast of Wah Cantonment railway station.
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.
Wah Cantonment railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.75824° or 33° 45′ 30″ northLongitude
72.79303° or 72° 47′ 35″ eastElevation
486 metres (1,594 feet)Open location code
8J5JQQ5V+76OpenStreetMap ID
node 13301973858OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
11785390Wikidata ID
Q18536660
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In Other Languages
From French to Urdu—“Wah Cantonment railway station” goes by many names.
- French: “Wah Cantonment”
- Sindhi: “واھه ڪينٽ ريلوي اسٽيشن”
- Urdu: “واہ کینٹ ریلوے اسٹیشن”
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