Sirkap, Taxila

Name: Sirkap
Address: Taxila, Pakistan

#2 among attractions in Taxila

Top attraction, Buddhist architecture, Archaeological site, Unesco, More...

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Sirkap is the name of an archaeological site on the bank opposite to the city of Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan. ()

Local name: سرکپ Unesco: from 1980Coordinates: 33°45'19"N, 72°49'45"E

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Sirkap – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Taxila Museum, Sirsukh, Bhir Mound, Gandhara.

0.8 miSW
Buddhist architecture, Specialty museum, Art museum
Taxila Museum, Taxila
21 min walk • Taxila Museum is located at Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan. The museum is home to a significant and comprehensive collection of Gandharan art dating from the 1st to the 7th centuries CE.
1.6 miNE
City, Buddhist architecture, Archaeological site
Sirsukh, Taxila
41 min walk • Sirsukh is an ancient city that forms part of the ruins at Taxila, near the modern day city of Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan.
0.9 miSW
Buddhist architecture, Archaeological site,
Bhir Mound, Taxila
24 min walk • 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, Bhir Mound, along with several...
~300 ftN
Archaeological site
Gandhara, Taxila
2 min walk • Gandhāra is the name of an ancient region located in present-day north-west Pakistan and parts of north-east Afghanistan. Gandhara was one of 16 Mahajanapada of ancient India.
0.8 miNW
Universities and schools
University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila
20 min walk • The University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila is a public university located in Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established in 1975 as a campus of the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore and chartered as an independent university in 1993.

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Which popular attractions are close to Sirkap?

Nearby attractions include Gandhara, Taxila (2 min walk), University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila (20 min walk), Taxila Museum, Taxila (21 min walk), Bhir Mound, Taxila (24 min walk).

How to get to Sirkap by public transport?

The nearest stations to Sirkap:

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Taxila (29 min walk)

Train

Taxila (32 min walk)

Sirkap, Taxila

Facts and practical information

Sirkap – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Taxila Museum, Taxila

Sirsukh, Taxila

Bhir Mound, Taxila

Gandhara, Taxila

University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Sirkap?

How to get to Sirkap by public transport?