Mohra Muradu

#92 among destinations in Pakistan

Archaeological site, Unesco

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Mohra Muradu is the place of an ancient Buddhist stupa and monastery near the ruins of Taxila built by the Kushans. The ancient monastery is located in a valley and offers a beautiful view of the surrounding mountains. The monks could meditate in all stillness at this place but were near enough to the city of Sirsukh to go for begging as it is only around 1.5 km away. ()

Local name: موہرا مرادو Unesco: from 1980Coordinates: 33°46'45"N, 72°53'15"E

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N.W.F.P.Pakistan

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Mohra Muradu – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jaulian, Sirkap, Taxila Museum, Sirsukh.

1.2 miSW
Buddhist architecture, Monastery,
Jaulian, Taxila
32 min walk • Jaulian is a ruined Buddhist monastery dating from the 2nd century CE, located in Pakistan. Jaulian is located in Haripur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, near the provincial border with Punjab and the city of Taxila.
3.7 miSW
Buddhist architecture, Archaeological site,
Sirkap, Taxila
96 min walk • Sirkap is the name of an archaeological site on the bank opposite to the city of Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan. The city of Sirkap was built by the Greco-Bactrian king Demetrius after he invaded ancient India around 180 BC.
4.5 miSW
Buddhist architecture, Specialty museum, Art museum
Taxila Museum, Taxila
115 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.
2.3 miW
City, Buddhist architecture, Archaeological site
Sirsukh, Taxila
60 min walk • Sirsukh is an ancient city that forms part of the ruins at Taxila, near the modern day city of Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan.
4.5 miSW
Buddhist architecture, Archaeological site,
Bhir Mound, Taxila
116 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...
3.7 miSW
Archaeological site
Gandhara, Taxila
95 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.
5.9 miNE
Archaeological site, Buddhist architecture
Bhamala Stupa
150 min walk • Bhamala Stupa is a ruined Buddhist stupa and National Heritage Site near Haripur, Pakistan that dates to the 2nd century CE. It is located on the bank of Haro River, a tributary of a Khanpur Dam, and is a tourist destination.
3.8 miW
Universities and schools
University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila
96 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.
5.4 miSW
Universities and schools
HITEC University, Taxila
138 min walk • HITEC University is a private university located in Taxila Cantonment, Punjab, Pakistan. Taxila, a historic seat of learning and an important archaeological site, is about 30 km north-west of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
2.9 miNE
Dam
Khanpur Dam, Islamabad
75 min walk • Khanpur Dam is a dam located on the Haro River in Khanpur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa about 50 km from Islamabad. It forms Khanpur Lake, a reservoir which supplies drinking water to Islamabad and Rawalpindi and irrigation water to many of the agricultural and industrial areas surrounding the cities.

Mohra Muradu

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Mohra Muradu – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)