HISTORY
HARRAPAN CIVILIZATION
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Question
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Which one of the following Harappan sites had a dock?
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Alamgirpur
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Lothal
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Mohenjodaro
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Harappa
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Lothal had the oldest dock of the world which connected the Sabarmati River.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lothal is famous for the discovery of several ruins of Indus Valley Civilization. Excavation was carried out at Lothal between 1955 and 1962.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lothal’s dock connected the city to the Sabarmati river which was an important trade route between Harappan cities in Sindh (now in Pakistan) and the peninsula of Saurashtra. At that time, the surrounding Kutch desert of was a part of the Arabian Sea. The dock is roughly 200 meters long and about 35 meters wide.
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