Mohenjo-daro
A planned Indus city of gridded streets, brick houses, drains, wells, public buildings, and the celebrated Great Bath.
Photo: Saqib Qayyum · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Country
- Pakistan
- Region
- Sindh
- Civilisation
- Indus Valley
- Period
- 26th–19th centuries BCE
- UNESCO
- World Heritage ↗
Through time
The story
Mohenjo-daro is an archaeological site in the Larkana District of Sindh, Pakistan. Built c. 2500 BCE, it was one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, and one of the world's earliest major cities, contemporaneous with the civilisations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Minoa, and Norte Chico.
With an estimated population of at least 40,000 people, Mohenjo-daro prospered for several centuries, but by c. 1700 BCE had been abandoned, along with other large cities of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
The site was rediscovered in the 1920s. Significant excavation has since been conducted at the site of the city, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980, the first site in South Asia to be so designated. The site is currently threatened by erosion and improper restoration.
Adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What you will see
- Great Bath
- Citadel mound
- Lower Town streets
Before you go
- Check opening hours and ticket rules shortly before your visit — they change seasonally.
- Plan for the heat. Most ancient sites have little shade; go early or late.
- Respect the barriers. Fragile surfaces are protected for the next visitors.
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