Kunala Stupa and Monastery
Kunala Stupa and Monastery is in Rawalpindi District, Punjab. Kunala Stupa and Monastery is situated nearby to the archaeological site Sirkap, as well as near the nature reserve Bhir Mound.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sirkap and Dharmarajika Stupa.
Sirkap
Archaeological site
Dharmarajika Stupa
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0.
The Dharmarajika Stupa, also referred to as the Great Stupa of Taxila, is a Buddhist stupa near Taxila, Pakistan. It was built over the relics of the Buddha by Ashoka, the Emperor of Magadha, in the 3rd century BCE. Dharmarajika Stupa is situated 1¼ km southeast of Kunala Stupa and Monastery.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taxila and Wah Cantt.
Taxila
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.
Kunala Stupa and Monastery
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.75045° or 33° 45′ 2″ northLongitude
72.83054° or 72° 49′ 50″ eastOpen location code
8J5JQR2J+56OpenStreetMap ID
node 7538414886OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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