Sirkap

Local nameSirkap
LocationPunjab, Pakistan

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. Demetrius founded in the northern and northwestern Indian subcontinent an Indo-Greek kingdom that was to last until around 10 BC. Sirkap is also said to have been rebuilt by king Menander I.

Tags Archaeological SiteUNESCOHeritage
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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirkap

Address Pakistan

Coordinates 33°45'18.719" N 72°49'45.41" E

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