Wah Cantt

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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. It is located 30 km to the northwest of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, and is to the southwest of Haripur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. ()

Alternative names: Area: 22.5 mi²Coordinates: 33°47'9"N, 72°43'25"E

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Wah Cantt – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wah Gardens, Taxila Museum, Gurdwara Panja Sahib, Bhir Mound.

1.6 miNW
Park
Wah Gardens
42 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Punjab, Pakistan, Wah Gardens is an emblem of the region's rich Mughal heritage, offering a serene and picturesque escape from the bustle of city life. This historical park, dating back to the 17th century, was originally established as a rest...
6.1 miSE
Buddhist architecture, Specialty museum, Art museum
Taxila Museum, Taxila
157 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.
3.1 miNW
Temple
Gurdwara Panja Sahib
78 min walk • Gurdwara Panja Sahib is a famous gurdwara located in Hasan Abdal, Pakistan. The shrine is considered to be particularly important as the handprint of the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, is believed to be imprinted on a boulder at the gurdwara.
6.3 miSE
Buddhist architecture, Archaeological site,
Bhir Mound, Taxila
161 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 miSE
Buddhist architecture, Archaeological site,
Dharmarajika Stupa, Taxila
129 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.
3.1 miNW
Memorial
Tomb of Lala Rukh
79 min walk • Tomb of Lala Rukh is a historical tomb in Hasan Abdal, Pakistan, that is traditionally attributed to Princess Lala Rukh, daughter of the Mughal emperor Akbar. It is not known that who is buried here.
3.1 miNW
Memorial
Tomb of the Hakims
79 min walk • Hakim's Tomb is a 16th-century tomb located in the city of Hasan Abdal, Pakistan, across from the Gurdwara Panja Sahib. The tomb complex also includes the Tomb of Lala Rukh, traditionally attributed to a Mughal princess.
5 miSE
Archaeological site
Mankiala stupa, Taxila
129 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.
6.9 miSE
Universities and schools
HITEC University, Taxila
177 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.