Taxila

World Heritage

Pakistan

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From the Neolithic tombs of Saraikara to the walled city of Sirkap (2nd century BC) and Sirsuq (1st century AD), Taxila illustrates the different stages of urban development along the Indus River. The city was influenced by Persia, Greece and Central Asia, and was an important center of Buddhist learning from the 5th century BC to the 2nd century AD.

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