Taxila

Taxila is a bus station in , . Taxila is situated nearby to the nature reserve , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bhir Mound and Taxila Cantonment Junction railway station.

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
is located in Taxila cantonment area near Taxila, Rawalpindi district of province, . It serves as a junction for . is situated 430 metres west of Taxila.

Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
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.

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.

Taxila

Latitude
33.74162° or 33° 44′ 30″ north
Longitude
72.81907° or 72° 49′ 9″ east
Open location code
8J5JPRR9+JJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6185589485
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­bus_station
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Taxila” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تيكسلا”
  • German: “Taxila”

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Highlights include Civil Hospital Taxila and Taxila Museum.

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