Sirkap

a Pleiades place resource

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A Graeco-Bactrian city founded ca. 180 B.C. by the king Demetrius.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/801825162

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
33.7550862633, 72.8291254704

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Sirkap (330 BC - 30 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Sirkap (English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

Sirkap makes connections with:

Sirkap located near Taxila (unspecified date range)

Sirkap receives connections from:

None

Place type:
settlement

References:

See Further:

Related:

Wikidata Sirkap (Q1340954)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Sirkap: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/801825162> [accessed: 11 February 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/801825162 |title=Places: 801825162 (Sirkap) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=February 11, 2026 11:34 am |publisher=Pleiades}}