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Multi-periodSite Name: Dholavira Alternative Name: Kotada Timba Prachin Mahanagar DholaviraCountry: India
NOTE: This site is 157.352 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Dholavira Nearest Village: Dholavira
Latitude: 23.887158N Longitude: 70.214314E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Ancient Village or Settlement in India.A Harappan culture city situated in the Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary, although during monsoon years, the site may be completely surrounded by water. Discovered in the 1960's, the main occupation has been dated from 2650 BC to 2100 BC.
On UNESCO World Heritage tentative list. Location given is approximate.
Read more at Wikipedia
Note: Dholavira was the lake city of the great Indus Valley civilization
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