​​​​Lost Paradises Travels - Asia

PAKISTAN - Islamabad - Taxila

Islamabad  is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of over 1.1 million,. Built as a planned city in the 1960s and established in 1967, it replaced Karachi as Pakistan's national capital. 
Taxila historically known as Takshashila, is a city and UNESCO World Heritage Site on the Pothohar Plateau of Punjab, Pakistan. Founded around c. 1000 BC, it is one of the oldest cities in South Asia. Taxila is located approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of the Islamabad–Rawalpindi metropolitan area.
Established during the Vedic period, Old Taxila was for a time the capital city of ancient Gandhāra. Situated on the eastern shore of the Indus River,it was possibly founded around 1000 BCE. Takshashila and Pushkalavati remained prominent cities in Gandhāra during the Mahajanapadas. The city is believed to have become part of the Achaemenid Empire during 550 – 326 BCE. In 326 BCE, it was claimed by Alexander the Great, after overthrowing the Achaemenids. Alexander gained control of the city without a battle since it immediately surrendered to his Macedonian Empire.