Taxila

Taxila is an ancient town in Punjab, Taxila Tehsil, Pakistan. At one time, it was also part of the Indo-Greek Kingdom.

It is famous today because of a museum of Buddhist antiques nearby. There are also some old ruins of the Gandhara Buddhist civilization there. Another famous place near this town is the Nicholson Memorial a monument in memory of a British officer John Nicholson.

Taxila Media

The name for the city of Taxila (Pāli Brahmi: 𑀢𑀔𑁆𑀔𑀲𑀺𑀮𑀸, Takhkhasilā), as it appears on the Heliodorus Pillar inscription, circa 100 BCE
Eastern border of the Achaemenid Empire
A map of Alexander's campaign in ancient India.
A view over the ruins of Sirkap.
The Dharmarajika stupa, Taxila
Panorama of the Jaulian monastery
Taxila's ruins, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, date from as early as 1000 BCE, and are a major tourist draw.
The M-1 Motorway, pictured near Taxila, links the city to Islamabad and Peshawar.
University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila is a local branch of the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore.

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