INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Urban infrastructure and architecture. By 2600 BCE, small Early Harappan communities had developed into large urban centers. These cities include Harappa, Ganeriwala, and Mohenjo-daro in modern-day Pakistan and Dholavira, Kalibangan, Rakhigarhi, Rupar, and Lothal in modern-day India.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Harappan civilization was located in the Indus River valley. Its two large cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, were located in present-day Pakistan’s Punjab and Sindh provinces, respectively. Its extent reached as far south as the Gulf of Khambhat and as far east as the Yamuna (Jumna) River.

Detailed explanation-3: -The cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro are believed to be the first in the world to clean the city using drainage and sewer systems. Families were able to get fresh water from wells all around the city and store it in their homes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were the two ancient, excavated cities that were part of the Indus Valley Civilization. Indus Valley Civilization belongs to the bronze age. Copper was a widely used metal. Lothal was an ancient port in Indus Valley Civilization.

Detailed explanation-5: -Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were ancient cities with strong administrative, urban, and religious centers. The vast area and various pieces of evidence prove that these cities once had a population between 40, 000 to 50, 000 people.