SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Mohenjo-daro, on the right bank of the Indus River, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the first site in South Asia to be so declared.

Detailed explanation-3: -Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, a similarly-planned city situated further south, near the banks of the Indus River, are considered part of the same vast civilization, the Indus Valley Civilization, which thrived from 2600 to 1900 BCE.

Detailed explanation-4: -The two great cities named Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were first identified in 1921. These two excavated cities were first inhabited by people in 2600 BCE, and they flourished along the valley of the Indus River. These two cities consisted of more than 100 villages and towns.