Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Indus River in the foreground and the Nanga Parbat peak, the western syntaxis of the Himalayas, far in the background, a little faint but towering well above the cloud layer [c] Indus River near Leh, Ladakh. Indus is an antecedent river, meaning that it existed before the Himalayas and entrenched itself while they were rising.
Indus Valley Civilisation Alternative names Harappan civilisation ancient Indus Indus civilisation Geographical range Basins of the Indus river, Pakistan and the seasonal Ghaggar-Hakra river, eastern Pakistan and northwestern India Period Bronze Age South Asia Dates c. 3300 – c. 1300 BCE Type site Harappa Major sites Harappa, Mohenjo-daro, Dholavira, and Rakhigarhi Preceded by Mehrgarh ...
[3] [4] Only 40 sites on the Indus valley had been discovered in the pre-Partition era [5] by archaeologists. The most widely known Indus Valley sites are Mohenjo-daro and Harappa; Mohenjo-daro is located in modern-day Sindh, while Harappa is in West Punjab. [6] Around 1,100 (80%) sites are located on the plains between the rivers Ganges and ...
Map showing the major sites and theorised extent of the Indus Valley Civilisation, including the location of the Mohenjo-daro site. Mohenjo-daro is located off the right (west) bank of the lower [9] Indus river in Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan.
The gorge is 4,500–5,200 m (14,800–17,100 ft) deep near the Nanga Parbat. The massive amounts of erosion due to the Indus River following the capture and rerouting through that area is thought to bring middle and lower crustal rocks to the surface. [1] Gilgit is the westernmost tributary of the Indus River.
Indus Delta, the fifth largest delta in the world, is a designated wetland and a Ramsar site. [3] Indus Delta has 17 major creeks or estuaries and numerous minor creeks. [4] The most estuaries of the Indus are home to the Indian Ocean humpback dolphin. [5] The population of the active part of the delta was estimated at 900,000 in 2003. [4]
The Indus Basin. The Indus Basin is the part of Asia drained by the Indus River and its tributaries. The basin covers an area of 1,120,000 km 2 (430,000 sq mi) [1] [a] traversing four countries: Afghanistan, China, India, and Pakistan, with most of the area lying predominantly in the latter two countries.
Location of Lothal in the Indus Valley and extent of Indus Valley Civilization (green). Before the arrival of Harappan people (c. 3000 BCE), Lothal was a small village next to the river providing access to the mainland from the Gulf of Khambhat. The indigenous people maintained a prosperous economy, attested by the discovery of copper objects ...