Gandhāra

Gandhāra was an ancient region comprising Kabul, Peshawar, Swat, and Taxila areas of what are now northwestern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan. The cultural influence of "Greater Gandhara" extended across the Indus River into the Potohar Plateau of Punjab, westward into Bamyan, and northward up to the Karakoram range.

Further information:

• Gandhara (Wikipedia)
• Gandharan Buddhism
• Gandharan manuscripts
• Gandhari language