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Peshawar / Attractions / Charsadda
Potentially
one of the most important ancient sites ot Asia is represented
by a group of imposing mounds at Charsadda, 30 kms north-east
of Peshawar. The site has long been identified with Pushkalavati,
the pre-Kushan capital of Gandhara. This city was captured in
324 B.C. after a siege of 30 days by the troops ot Alexander the
Great and its formal surrender was received by Alexander himself.
It has been
established beyond doubt that this city was the metropolitan centre
of Asiatic trade and meeting place of oriental and occidental
cultures oven as long ago as 500 to 1000 B.C.
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