Dholavira

Dholavira
Part of the excavated site
Dholavira is located in Gujarat
Dholavira
Shown within Gujarat
Dholavira is located in India
Dholavira
Dholavira (India)
Dholavira is located in South Asia
Dholavira
Dholavira (South Asia)
LocationKhadirbet, Kutch district, Gujarat, India
Coordinates23°53′18.98″N 70°12′49.09″E / 23.8886056°N 70.2136361°E / 23.8886056; 70.2136361
TypeSettlement
Area47 ha (120 acres)
History
PeriodsHarappa 1 to Harappa 5
CulturesIndus Valley civilisation
Site notes
ConditionRuined
Public accessYes
Official nameDholavira: A Harappan City
CriteriaCultural: (iii)(iv)
Designated2021 (44th session)
Reference no.1645
RegionSouthern Asia

Dholavira (Gujarati: ધોળાવીરા) is an archaeological site at Khadirbet in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District, in the state of Gujarat in western India, which has taken its name from a modern-day village 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of it. This village is 165 km (103 mi) from Radhanpur. Also known locally as Kotada timba, the site contains ruins of a city of the ancient Indus Valley civilization.[1] Earthquakes have repeatedly affected Dholavira, including a particularly severe one around 2600 BCE.[2]

  1. ^ Gopinath, P. Krishna (15 July 2017). "Ruins on the Tropic of Cancer". The Hindu.
  2. ^ Lal, B. B., & General, F. D. (2010). HOW DEEP ARE THE ROOTS OF INDIAN CIVILIZATION?--An archaeological and Historical Perspective.