Taxila or Takshashila is a city in the Pothohar region of Punjab, Pakistan. Located in the Taxila Tehsil of Rawalpindi District, it lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of the Islamabad–Rawalpindi metropolitan area and is just south of the Haripur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The Dharmarajika Stupa, a Mauryan-era Buddhist stupa near the city of Taxila (2010)
The name for the city of Taxila (Pāli Brahmi: 𑀢𑀔𑁆𑀔𑀲𑀺𑀮𑀸, Takhkhasilā), as it appears on the Heliodorus Pillar inscription, circa 100 BCE
Eastern border of the Achaemenid Empire
A view over the ruins of Sirkap.
The Pothohar Plateau, also known as Pothwar, is a plateau in the northern region of Punjab, Pakistan, located between the Indus and Jhelum rivers.
Tilla Jogian, 2nd highest peak in Jhelum District
Ruins of Dharmarajika Stupa in Taxila. It was destroyed during the Hunnic invasions in the 6th century.
Panorama of the Jaulian monastery
Rohtas Fort was built upon a hill overlooking the Pothohar Plateau.