INDIAN HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which one of the following was the port city of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
A
Kalibangan
B
Harappa
C
Lothal
D
Mohenjodara
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution: Lothal is a port city in Gujarat, located on the banks of the Bhogava River, a right tributary of the Sabarmati River. It had the earliest known dock in the world, used mainly for trade purposes in the Indus Valley Civilization.

Detailed explanation-2: -The excavated site of Lothal is the only port-town of the Indus Valley Civilisation. A metropolis with an upper and a lower town had in on its northern side a basin with vertical wall, inlet and outlet channels which has been identified as a tidal dockyard.

Detailed explanation-3: -The port cities are Sutkagendor, Balakot, Lothal, Allahdino, and Kuntasi.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lothal is one of the most prominent cities of the ancient Indus valley civilization, located in the Bhal regionof the modern state of Gujaratand dating from 3700 BCE.

Detailed explanation-5: -Lothal is situated near the village of Saragwala in the Dholka Taluka of Ahmedabad district. It is six kilometres south-east of the Lothal-Bhurkhi railway station on the Ahmedabad-Bhavnagar railway line.

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