Whether it is Harappa or Mohenjo-Daro, Kalibangan or Lothal, the most striking character is systematic town planning; the streets oriented north-south and east-west, produced a grid pattern.
Traces of Mohenjo-daro Present Today
Gateway at Harappa
Drainage System in Kalibangan
Ancient Port, Lothal
Kot Diji Fort
Sutkagendor
Chanhudaro
Surkotada
Key findings at Surkotada include remains of horse, elephant, and wolf bones, as well as stone fortifications.
Banawali
Amri
Desalpur
Ropar
Dholavira
Indus Valley Civilization Sites | Location |
Amri | Located in the Dadu district of Sindh, Pakistan |
Alamgirpur | Located in the Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh, India. |
Balu | Located in the Kaithal district of Haryana, India |
Balathal | Located in the Udaipur district of Rajasthan, India |
Daimabad | Located in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, India. |
Desalpur | Located in the Kutch district of Gujarat, India |
Ganeriwala | Located in West Punjab, Pakistan |
Karanpura | Located in the Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan, India |
Kunal | Located in the Fatehabad district of Haryana, India |
Kot Diji | Located in the Khairpur district of Sindh, Pakistan |
Kot Bala | Located in the Lasbela district of Balochistan, Pakistan. |
Mehrgarh | Located in the Kachi district of Balochistan, Pakistan |
Mandi | Located in the Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, India |
Pabumath | Located in the Kutch District of Gujarat, India. |
Rangpur | Located in the Ahmedabad district of Gujarat, India |
Ropar | Located in the Rupnagar district of Punjab, India |
Sanauli | Located in the Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh, India |
Shikarpur | Located in the Kutch district of Gujarat, India |
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