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Surroundings:

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Location:

  • Pakistan, Gangu Jumma
  • geo:33.756599,72.829895
  • Exact location

Class:

  • Temple or sanctuary
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=18878

Annotations

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One of the largest sanctuaries from Antiquity

One of the largest sanctuaries from Antiquity


Nearby

Sirkap - Indo-Greek Taxila

Hellenistic city, identified with the Indo-Greek Taxila, founed by Demetrius I. Probably rebuilt by Menander I. Later occupied by Indo-Scythians and Indo-Parthians. Abandoned during Kushan rule. Excavated by J. Marshall (1913-1925) & M. Wheeler (1944-5).

Kunala complex

Buddhist monastery and stupa, inside Sirkap site of ancient Taxila. Visited by the Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang.

Hathial mound - Iron Age Taxila

Iron age archaeological site of Gandhara kingdom capital, occupied until Achaemenid conquest. Later included inside the Indo-Greek Taxila. Excavaetd by John Marshall.


This object was added by Jona Lendering on 2014-07-22. Last update by Jona Lendering on 2014-07-22. Persistent URI: http://vici.org/vici/18878 . Download as RDF/XML, KML.
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