Wah Cantonment

Herausgegeben:Surhone, Lambert M.; Timpledon, Miriam T.; Marseken, Susan F.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Wah Cantt (Urdu: ) is a cantonment city located in the Punjab province of Pakistan, 50 km to the North West of Islamabad.Wah Cantt is situated approximately 50 km (30 miles) northwest of Pakistan''s capital, Islamabad. It is a multicultural city inhabited by people from every corner of Pakistan.Wah Cantt is adjacent to Taxila, a small town enriched with one of the most important archaeological sites of the world. The ancient name of Taxila was ''Takshasila'' which means the "city of cut stones". Here civilization and its manifestation in sculpture and other arts took roots and flourished. Taxila was conquered by Alexander in 327 BC. It later came under the Mauryan dynasty and attained a remarkably mature level of development under the great Ashoka. Then appeared the Indo-Greek descendants of Alexander''s warriors and finally came the most creative periodof Gandhara. The great Kushan dynasty was established somewhere near 50 AD. During the next 200 years, Taxila became a renowned center of learning, philosophy and art. Pilgrims and travelers as well as teachers and students were attracted to it from as far away as China and Greece.

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• Verlag: Betascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 140
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9786131017377
• ISBN-10: 6131017379
• Artikelnr.: 29875912