Bhir Mound, Taxila

Name: Bhir Mound
Address: Taxila, Pakistan

#7 among attractions in Taxila

Buddhist architecture, Archaeological site, Unesco

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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 other nearby excavations, form part of the Ruins of Taxila – inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980. ()

Local name: بھڑ ماونڈ Built: 525 B.C.E.Unesco: from 1980Coordinates: 33°44'38"N, 72°49'15"E

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Bhir Mound – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

3.4 miNE
Buddhist architecture, Monastery,
Jaulian, Taxila
88 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.
0.9 miNE
Buddhist architecture, Archaeological site,
Sirkap, Taxila
24 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.
~1190 ftN
Buddhist architecture, Specialty museum, Art museum
Taxila Museum, Taxila
6 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.
2.5 miNE
City, Buddhist architecture, Archaeological site
Sirsukh, Taxila
64 min walk • Sirsukh is an ancient city that forms part of the ruins at Taxila, near the modern day city of Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan.
2.5 miSW
Buddhist architecture, Archaeological site,
Dharmarajika Stupa, Taxila
65 min walk • The Dharmarajika Stupa, also referred to as the Great Stupa of Taxila, is a Buddhist stupa near Taxila, Pakistan. It dates from the 2nd century CE, and was built by the Kushans to house small bone fragments of the Buddha.
4.5 miNE
Archaeological site,
Mohra Muradu
116 min walk • 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.
2.5 miSW
Archaeological site
Mankiala stupa, Taxila
65 min walk • The Mankiala Stupa is a 2nd-century Buddhist stupa near the village of Tope Mankiala, in Pakistan's Punjab province. The stupa was built by the Kushans and is said to commemorate the spot, where according to the Jataka tales, an incarnation of the Buddha called Prince Sattva sacrificed himself to feed seven hungry tiger cubs.
1 miNE
Archaeological site
Gandhara, Taxila
25 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.
1.5 miN
Universities and schools
University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila
39 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.
6.3 miNW
Locality
Wah Cantt
161 min walk • Wah Cantonment is a military cantonment located in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is a part of Taxila Tehsil of Rawalpindi District. It is the 24th largest city of Pakistan by population.
1.3 miS
Universities and schools
HITEC University, Taxila
34 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.