{"id":2660,"date":"2023-02-04T12:03:31","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T06:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=2660"},"modified":"2025-03-25T23:30:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T18:00:44","slug":"dholavira","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dholavira\/","title":{"rendered":"Dholavira"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About Dholavira:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Dholavira is an <strong>archaeological site<\/strong> of immense importance <strong>associated with the Indus Valley Civilization.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It represents the <strong>ruins of an ancient city of the Harappan civilization<\/strong> that was inhabited over a period of 1,200 years from 3000 BCE through 1800 BCE.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: The site is located near the village of <strong>Dholavira, in the Kutch District<\/strong> of the Indian state of <strong>Gujarat<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Dholavira is <strong>the fifth largest site of the Indus Valley Civilization<\/strong> in the sub-continent.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It <strong>lies between two<\/strong> seasonal streams, the <strong>Mansar<\/strong> in the north and <strong>Manhar<\/strong> in the south.<\/li>\n<li>It was declared a <strong>UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/strong> in 2021.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Features<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<li>It comprises <strong>of two parts<\/strong>: <strong>a walled city and a cemetery <\/strong>to the west of the city.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The walled city consists of a fortified Castle with attached fortified Bailey and Ceremonial Ground, and a fortified Middle Town and a Lower Town.<\/li>\n<li>The archaeological remains of the city of Dholavira include <strong>fortifications, gateways, water reservoirs<\/strong>, <strong>ceremonial ground<\/strong>, residential units, workshop areas, and cemetery complex, all clearly representing the Harappan culture and its various manifestations.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>A series of <strong>reservoirs<\/strong> are found to the east and south of the Citadel.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>water system of Dholavira was very well planned<\/strong> with 16 reservoirs and water channels that stored water or diverted water from nearby rivulets.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step wells<\/strong> leading to large public baths have also been discovered here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Where is Rann of Kutch?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>salt marshy land <\/strong>in the Thar Desert in the <strong>Kachchh district of western Gujarat.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It <strong>lies between Gujarat<\/strong> in India and the <strong>Sindh province in Pakistan.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The Rann of Kachchh is <strong>famous for its white salty desert<\/strong> sand and is reputed to be the largest salt desert in the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1) Which are the major sites of Indus Valley Civilization in India?<\/h3>\n<p>Some major sites of Indus Valley Civilization in India are Lothal (Gujarat), Ropar (Punjab), Kalibangan (Rajasthan), Alamgirpur (U.P), Bhansali (Haryana), Rakhigarhi (Haryana), Dholavira (Gujarat)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/nation\/2023\/feb\/04\/g20-rann-of-kutch-to-host-first-tourism-meeting-from-feb-7-to-9-2544247.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>G20: Rann of Kutch to host first tourism meeting from Feb 7 to 9<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dholavira is an archaeological site associated with the Indus Valley 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