Historic site · Pakistan
Taxila
City in Punjab, Pakistan
About Taxila
Taxila, historically known as Takṣaśilā, is a city and a World Heritage Site in the Rawalpindi District of Punjab, Pakistan. Founded around c. 1000 BC, it is one of the oldest cities in Asia, and has a population of over 136,900 as of 2023. Situated on the eastern bank of the Indus River — the pivotal junction of the South Asia and Central Asia — it was possibly founded around 1000 BCE. Ancient Taxila, along with Puṣkalāvatī, was one of the capitals of the Gandhāra civilisation. The city has been suggested to be the capital of the Achaemenid province of Hinduš during c.
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Taxila is in Pakistan. The nearest city is Islamabad, about 24 km away.
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