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Taxila

Cultural World Heritage property in Pakistan and Pakistan, inscribed in 1980 under criteria (iii), (vi).

Taxila, Pakistan
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States Parties
PakistanPakistan
Year of inscription
1980
Criteria
iiivi
Location
Rawalpindi District
What it is
archaeological site
Component parts
18 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 139 · Wikidata Q156093

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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