Sirkap

Sirkap سرکپ
Double-Headed Eagle Stupa at Sirkap
Taxila archaeological sites
Sirkap is located in Pakistan
Sirkap
Shown within Pakistan
Sirkap is located in Gandhara
Sirkap
Sirkap (Gandhara)
Coordinates33°45′28″N 72°49′46″E / 33.757669°N 72.829332°E / 33.757669; 72.829332
TypeSettlement
History
CulturesGandhara, Indo-Greek
Site notes
ArchaeologistsSir John Marshall
Official nameTaxila
Criteriaiii, iv
Designated1980
Reference no.139

Sirkap (Urdu and Punjabi: سرکپ) is the name of an archaeological site on the bank opposite to the city of Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan.

The city of Sirkap was built by the Greco-Bactrian king Demetrius after he invaded modern-day Pakistan around 180 BC. Demetrius founded an Indo-Greek kingdom that was to last until around 10 BC. Sirkap is also said to have been rebuilt by king Menander I.