MFQ

02/02/2023

Bring it over to my Place!!⚡

02/02/2023

You are my forever and always!!

20/09/2022

There’s secrets hiding inside this six-string just waitin’ for somebody to find ‘em and turn ‘em into music.

18/07/2022

22/05/2022

"If you are ruled by mind then you are a king,if by body then you are a slave"

22/05/2022

Time we spent in the trees is never wasted.

08/05/2022

Tourism Pakistan.

17/04/2022

And into the forest I go,to loose my mind and find my soul!

16/04/2022

For genus of butterflies, see Taxila (butterfly).
Taxila
Urdu: ٹيڪسيلا

Taxila is located in Pakistan
Shown within Pakistan
Location  Rawalpindi District, Punjab Province, Pakistan
Coordinates  33°44′45″N 72°47′15″ECoordinates: 33°44′45″N 72°47′15″E
Type  Settlement
History
Founded  Possibly 10th century BCE
Abandoned  5th century CE
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name: Taxila
Type  Cultural
Criteria  iii, vi
Designated  1980 (4th session)
Reference No.  139
Region  Asia-Pacific

Taxila (Urdu: ٹيڪسيلا) is a town and an important archaeological site in Rawalpindi district of the Punjab province in Pakistan. Taxila is situated about 32 km (20 mi) north-west of Islamabad and Rawalpindi; just off the famous Grand Trunk Road. The town lies 549 metres (1,801 ft) above sea level. It is the headquarters of the Taxila Tehsil in Rawalpindi district.

Ancient Taxila (Sanskrit: तक्षशिला takṣaśilā), meaning "City of Cut Stone" or "Rock of Taksha") was situated at the pivotal junction of South Asia, western Asia and Central Asia. Some of the earliest ruins in this area date to the time of the Achaemenid or Persian empire in 6th century BC.

Owing to its strategic location, Taxila has changed hands many times over the centuries, with many empires vying for its control. When the great ancient trade routes connecting these regions ceased to be important, the city sank into insignificance and was finally destroyed by the nomadic Huns in the 5th century CE. Renowned archaeologist Sir Alexander Cunningham rediscovered the ruins of Takṣaśilā in mid-19th century. In 1980, Taxila was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.In 2006 it was ranked as the top tourist destination in Pakistan by The Guardian newspaper.

By some accounts, Taxila was considered to be amongst the earliest universities in the world. Others do not consider it a university in the modern sense, in that the teachers living there may not have had official membership of particular colleges, and there did not seem to have existed purpose-built lecture halls and residential quarters in Takshashila, in contrast to the later development.

16/04/2022

Strange Ways.