The city wall covers an area of around 2300 x 1000 meters seen along the east-west direction, and is laid out in a typical Central Asian style, complete with suburbs.

Sirsukh was left uninhabited when the White Huns invaded the Punjab at the end of the fifth century CE.

To the north-east of the city flows the Harro river whereas to the south the Lundi-ravine is present.

It was included in the World Heritage List of the UNO in 1980 as part of Taxila.

Circular bastions are present in the wall at small distances for defence.