Dilawar, Punjab

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]

Dilawar
Dilawar
Coordinates: 32.43°N 73.32°E / 32.43; 73.32
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
Elevation
207 m (679 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

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.


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