Taxila World Heritage Site

Official name

Taxila | UNESCO

Country

Pakistan | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Province of Punjab
33.7791° Lat, 72.8875° Lon | Map

Code

139

Time Zone

Asia/Karachi (PKT, +0500)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1980. From the ancient Neolithic tumulus of Saraikala to the ramparts of Sirkap (2nd century B.C.) and the city of Sirsukh (1st century A.D.), Taxila illustrates the different stages in the development of a city on the Indus that was alternately influenced by Persia, Greece and Central Asia and which, from the 5th century B.C. to the 2nd century A.D., was an important Buddhist centre of learning.