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Dilawar, Punjab

Coordinates: 32°43′0″N 73°32′0″E / 32.71667°N 73.53333°E / 32.71667; 73.53333
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Dilawar
Dilawar is located in Pakistan
Dilawar
Dilawar
Coordinates: 32°26′N 73°19′E / 32.43°N 73.32°E / 32.43; 73.32
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
Elevation
207 m (679 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Dilawar is a village of Mandi Bahauddin District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 32°43'0N 73°32'0E at an altitude of 207 metres (682 feet).[1]

Based on coin finds at Dilawar, Alexander Cunningham speculated that Dilawar tell was part of the lost city of Bucephala built by Alexander the Great.[2]

References

  1. ^ Location of Dilawar - Falling Rain Genomics
  2. ^ Alexander Cunningham The Ancient Geography of India/Taki, pp.177-179.

32°43′0″N 73°32′0″E / 32.71667°N 73.53333°E / 32.71667; 73.53333