Tourism in Chakwal, Margalla Hills National Park

Name: Tourism in Chakwal
Address: Margalla Hills National Park, Pakistan

#1 among attractions in Margalla Hills National Park

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Chakwal District is in Pothohar Plateau of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the north of the Punjab province, Chakwal district is bordered by Khushab to its south, Rawalpindi to its north east, Jhelum to its east, Mianwali to its west and Attock to its north west. The district was created out of parts of Jhelum and Attock in 1985. ()

Local name: ضلع چکوال Area: 2518.93 mi²Coordinates: 33°40'38"N, 72°51'21"E

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Tourism in Chakwal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sirkap, Taxila Museum, Golra Sharif Railway Museum, Bhir Mound.

5.6 miN
Buddhist architecture, Archaeological site,
Sirkap, Taxila
143 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.
5.2 miNW
Buddhist architecture, Specialty museum, Art museum
Taxila Museum, Taxila
134 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.
5.3 miE
Museum
Golra Sharif Railway Museum, Islamabad
135 min walk • Golra Sharif Railway Museum, also known as Pakistan Railways Heritage Museum, is a railway museum located near the Sector F-13 of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.
5 miNW
Buddhist architecture, Archaeological site,
Bhir Mound, Taxila
129 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...
5.7 miNW
Buddhist architecture, Archaeological site,
Dharmarajika Stupa, Taxila
145 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.
5.7 miNW
Archaeological site
Mankiala stupa, Taxila
145 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.
5.7 miN
Archaeological site
Gandhara, Taxila
145 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.
6.4 miSE
Town
Fareed Town Islamabad, Rawalpindi
163 min walk • Fareed Town is a new town in the H-15 Sector of Islamabad. The H sectors of Islamabad are mostly dedicated to educational and health institutions. National University of Sciences and Technology covers a major portion of sector H-12.
3.9 miNW
Universities and schools
HITEC University, Taxila
100 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.