Indus Valley Maps And Places

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• The Indus Valley Civilization, also known as the Harappan Civilization, was the earliest known urban culture of the Indian subcontinent.
• The civilization flourished in the river basins of the Indus River and the Ghaggar-Hakra River between 3300 BCE and 1300 BCE.
• Harappa was the first Indus Valley site discovered in 1921 and is located in the West Punjab province of modern-day Pakistan.
• Mohenjo-daro is the most famous site of the civilization and is located in the Sindh province of modern-day Pakistan.
• Lothal, located in modern-day Gujarat, India, is known as the world's oldest dockyard.
• The civilization contained over 1,000 cities and settlements, including major urban centers like Dholavira and Kalibangan in India.
• Indus cities were characterized by detailed grid layouts, organized wastewater drainage systems, and standardization of baked brick houses.
• The Indus River begins in the Himalayan mountains and flows nearly 3,000 kilometers to the Arabian Sea.
• The civilization extended from modern-day northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India, making it the most extensive of its time.
• Archaeologists have not yet deciphered the ancient Indus script, so the original names of the cities remain unknown.