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Sirat Gohar is a Citizen Archaeology Member at Speaking Archaeologically When we speak of archaeological tourism, no site in Pakistan perhaps surpasses the potential that Taxila has. It attracts tourists from all walks of life, and its rich historical and cultural background makes it famous in the chronicles of history and the travelogues of foreign travellers right from the ancient times. View of Taxila city from Ban Faqiran Stupa Even today, the whole valley is dotted with the signs of the past. Apart from the three Ancient Cities: of Bhir-mound , Sirkap and Sirsukh , Taxila has also been the religious epicentre of the Indian subcontinent, housing ruins of Hindu Temples, Islamic places of worship and Buddhist monasteries. Of these, the Buddhist monasteries can easily be called the oldest, dating back to the second century CE, synchronous with the reign of Kanishka. More than twenty Stupas and Monastic buildings of Kushan period have been excavated so far in Taxil...