Taxila

Taxila Cantonment Junction Railway Station is located in Taxila cantonment area near Taxila, Rawalpindi district of province, . It serves as a junction for .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Pakistan
  • Also known as: “Taxila Cantonment Junction railway station”, “Taxila Cantonment railway station”, and “ٹیکسلا”
  • Address: ٹیکسلا

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bhir Mound and Sirkap.

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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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 2 km northeast of Taxila.

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 2½ km east of Taxila.

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.

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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.

Taxila

Latitude
33.74228° or 33° 44′ 32″ north
Longitude
72.81452° or 72° 48′ 52″ east
Open location code
8J5JPRR7+WR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2432186144
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q18536703
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Taxila” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تيكسلا”
  • Chinese: “塔克希拉枢纽站”
  • Chinese: “塔克希拉樞紐站”
  • French: “Taxila Cantonment”
  • German: “Taxila”
  • Hindi: “तक्षशिला”
  • Sindhi: “ٽيڪسلا ڪينٽ جنڪشن ريلوي اسٽيشن”
  • Urdu: “ٹیکسلا کینٹ ریلوے اسٹیشن”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Taxila and Civil Hospital Taxila.

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