Kalawan Group of Buildings

Kalawan Group of Buildings is in , . Kalawan Group of Buildings is situated nearby to the nature reserve .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dharmarajika Stupa and Sirkap.

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 2 km northwest of Kalawan Group of Buildings.

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 4 km northwest of Kalawan Group of Buildings.

Nature reserve
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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. is situated 3½ km northwest of Kalawan Group of Buildings.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taxila.

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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.

Kalawan Group of Buildings

Latitude
33.7279° or 33° 43′ 40″ north
Longitude
72.8532° or 72° 51′ 12″ east
Open location code
8J5JPVH3+57
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7538413890
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
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