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Sokhta Koh (also known as Sotka Koh; lit. "burnt hill") is a Harappan site on the Makran coast, near the city of Pasni, in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It was first surveyed by American archaeologist George F. Dales in 1960, while exploring estuaries along the Makran coast. The site is located about 15 miles north of Pasni.
Harappa (Punjabi pronunciation: [ɦəɽəˈpaː]) is an archaeological site in Punjab, Pakistan, about 24 kilometres (15 miles) west of Sahiwal.The Bronze Age Harappan civilisation, now more often called the Indus Valley Civilisation, is named after the site, which takes its name from a modern village near the former course of the Ravi River, which now runs eight kilometres (five miles) to the ...
Articles relating to the city of Harappa and its depictions. It is an archaeological site in Punjab, Pakistan, about 24 km (15 mi) west of Sahiwal.The site of the ancient city contains the ruins of a Bronze Age fortified city, which was part of the Harappan Civilisation centred in Sindh and the Punjab, and then the Cemetery H culture.
Mehrgarh civilization lasted for 5000 years till 2000 BCE after which people migrated to other areas, possibly Harappa and Mohenjo-daro. [2] Harappa and Mohenjo-daro are the best known sites from the Indus Valley civilization (c 2500 - 1900 BCE). [3] Archaeological ruins at Mohenjo-daro, Sindh, Pakistan
Sagala (modern day Sialkot, now in Pakistan) Salem; Sambhar Lake Town City of Gopal Lal Jandu; Sangrur; Saketa (modern day Ayodhya) Sirkap (Now in Pakistan) Sirsukh (now in Pakistan) Sitanagaram; Somnath; Sopara (modern day Nallasopara) Sravasti; Tamralipta, now Tamluk; Taxila (earlier Takshashila, now in Pakistan) Thanjavur (Tanjore) Tiruchengode
The Mohenjo-daro Museum, in Pakistan. There are few buildings built in the Harappan Revival style. The best well-known is the Mohenjo-daro Museum. It is made of bricks with a very similar color to the buildings from Mohenjo-daro or Harappa. One entrance has a geometric pattern made of bricks similar to those of the original gates.
The monastery and the remains of the nearby city of Seri Bahlol from the Kushan period are some of the most important Buddhist monuments in the Gandhara region. The monastery is the most complete Buddhist monastery in Pakistan and comprises several groups of stupas, monastic cells, temples, and secular buildings. [7]
Harappa Museum is an archaeology museum based in Harappa, Punjab, Pakistan. [1] It is located about 7 kilometers from Harappa railway station, [1] and is 17 km (11 mi) west of Sahiwal. [2] Founded in 1926 as a small site museum, it shifted to its present building in 1967 [2] which was constructed by the Government of Pakistan. [3] [4]