Basti Hussainabad
Basti Hussainabad is a locality in Rawalpindi District, Punjab. Basti Hussainabad is situated nearby to the locality Jhugian, as well as near Pind Gondal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bhir Mound.
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 east of Basti Hussainabad.
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.
Basti Hussainabad
- Type: Locality
- Location: Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.73724° or 33° 44′ 14″ northLongitude
72.78933° or 72° 47′ 22″ eastElevation
503 metres (1,650 feet)Open location code
8J5JPQPQ+VPGeoNames ID
11785972
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