Dholavira, a Harappan-era city during the 4500-year old Indus-valley civilization has been conferred with the tag World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
“Dholavira: A Harappan City in India, just inscribed on the @UNESCO #WorldHeritage List. Congratulations!” UNESCO tweeted on Monday.
Accroding to reports, Dholavira and the Ramppa Temple at Palampet in Telangana were included in the list during the 44th session of the UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee.
Dholavira is one of the most important archaeological sites associated with the Indus Valley Civilization and Harappan civilization. ASI has discovered the site in 1970s in Rann of Kuchch. It is ruins of ancient city of the Harappan civilization that was inhabited for about 1200 years started from 3000 years of BC.
It includes planned city, sewage system, rainwater harvesting as well as sophisticated water conservation system of channels and reservoirs. According to some of the research journals, the city was located near mythical river Saraswati. This also known as the fortified city or timba among the local people in the Rann of Kachch.
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