Dholavira

settlement · 3000 BC – 2099 AD

Dholavira was a settlement connected with the Indus Valley Civilization. Covering some 47 ha (120 acres), the city was occupied from ca. 2650 BCE until ca. 1800 BCE. It is possible that occupation began as early as 3500 BCE, however.

Coordinates

23.88870, 70.21350

Also known as

Dholavira: a Harappan City (en), Dholavira: a Harappan City (en), Дхалавіра (be), דולאווירה (he), دولاویرا (fa), धोलावीरा (bh), ধোলাবীরা (bn), ধোলাভীড়া (as), ધોળાવીરા (gu), ಧೋಲಾವೀರಾ (kn), ധോളാവീര (ml), ドーラビーラ (ja), 돌라비라 (ko)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• OpenHistoricalMap · CC0 1.0
  © OpenHistoricalMap contributors
• OpenHistoricalMap · CC0 1.0
  © OpenHistoricalMap contributors
• Wikidata · CC0 1.0
  Wikidata (CC0)

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