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  2. Harappa - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. List of archaeological sites in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    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

  4. List of Indus Valley Civilisation sites - Wikipedia

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    More than 90% of the inscribed objects and seals that were discovered were found at ancient urban centres along the Indus river in Pakistan, mainly in Harappa and Mohenjo-daro. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] More than 50 IVC burial sites have been found, including at Rakhigarhi (first site with genetic testing ), Mohenjo-Daro , Harappa , Farmana , Kalibangan ...

  5. List of World Heritage Sites in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Mohenjo-daro was one of the largest cities of the Indus Valley Civilisation and was the first planned city in South Asia. Located on the banks of the Indus River, it flourished between 2,500 and 1,500 BCE. The city was mostly built with baked brick and followed a strict grid plan. There were public baths, a granary, and an elaborate drainage ...

  6. List of cultural heritage sites in Punjab, Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Following is the list of cultural heritage sites in Punjab, Pakistan. The list also includes the three inscribed and seven tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site as well as four national monuments in the province. [ 1 ]

  7. Category:Harappa - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Harappan architecture - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Sahiwal District - Wikipedia

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    After Independence in 1947, Harappa was excavated by Mohammed Rafique Mughal of the Archaeological Survey Department of Pakistan in 1966. In 1986, the first systematic, multi-disciplinary excavations of an Indus Valley city were begun by the Harappa Archaeological Project (HARP), under the direction of George F. Dales and Jonathan Mark Kenoyer ...