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Bhir Mound

Bhir Mound offers a view of the period before Sirkap and helps present Taxila as an archaeological landscape shaped by urban change, rather than as a single city. Its value is clearest in the wider context of the valley.

Bhir Mound
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What makes it special

  • Provides insight into the city that preceded Sirkap.
  • Adds an urban perspective to Taxila’s monasteries and religious sites.
Bhir Mound
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Bhir Mound
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Bhir Mound

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Main stupa and votive chapels at the Dharmarajika complex in Taxila.

Taxila connects ancient cities, monasteries and a museum

Taxila is not a single ruin to tick off: its museum, Hellenistic city and Buddhist monastery make for a day that works best when you choose only a few stops.

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Profile updated: 02/10/2026