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Sirkap

ٹیکسلا, Pakistan

Sirkap

This was once a major thriving walled city. It was founded by the Greek king Demetrius I in the 2nd century BCE and was later rebuilt by king Menander I of the Indo-Greek kingdom. Sirkap houses a round stupa which is one of the oldest stupas in the Indian subcontinent, a large sanctuary building kno

wn as Apsidal Temple, a magnificent Double-Headed Eagle Stupa as well many houses.

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