Sirkap
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Sirkap (Urdu and ) is the name of an archaeological site on the bank opposite to the city of Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Sirkap
- Ancient site.image
- Double-Headed Eagle Stupa at Sirkap 06.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- Double-Headed Eagle Stupa at Sirkap
- Ancient site.map_type
- Pakistan#Gandhara
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.cultures
- Gandhara, Indo-Greek
- Ancient site.archaeologists
- Sir John Marshall
- Ancient site.designation1
- WHS
- Ancient site.designation1_offname
- Taxila
- Ancient site.designation1_criteria
- iii, iv
- Ancient site.designation1_date
- 1980
- Ancient site.designation1_number
- 139
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Archaeological excavations
- Greek city
- Religious buildings
- Round stupa
- Apsidal Temple
- Double-Headed Eagle Stupa
- Dharmarajika Stupa
- Visit by Apollonius of Tyana
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Sirkap (Urdu and ) 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 modern-day Pakistan around 180 BC. Demetrius founded an Indo-Greek kingdom that was to last until around 10 BC. Sirkap is also said to have been rebuilt by king Menander I.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sirkap” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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