Government of India has submitted nomination dossier of ‘Dholavira: A Harappan City’ for inclusion in the World Heritage List for the year 2020.
Dholavira is an archaeological site at Khadirbet in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District, in the state of Gujarat. Dholavira’s location is on the Tropic of Cancer.
Also known locally as Kotada timba, the site contains ruins of an ancient Indus Valley Civilization/Harappan city.
It is one of the five largest Harappan sites and most prominent archaeological sites in India belonging to the Indus Valley Civilization.
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