ancient ruins
Mohenjo-daro
One of the earliest major cities of the Indus Valley Civilization built around 2500 BC, remarkable for its advanced urban planning, drainage systems, and Great Bath.
56 km · about 65 min drive
AsiaPakistanSindh
Kot Diji
Sindh, Pakistan · Asia
About Kot Diji
Kot Diji sits on the route: 20 minutes from Gambat, 56km from Mohenjo-daro.
Kot Diji is in Sindh, Pakistan, with about 26,000 people. The nearest town is Gambat, about 18 km away.
Kot Diji (Sindhi: ڪوٽ ڏیجي; Urdu: کوٹ ڈیجی, IPA: [koːʈ ɖiːdʒiː]) is an ancient site which was part of the Indus Valley Civilisation, estimated to have been occupied around 3300 BCE. Located about 45 km (28 mi) south of Khairpur in the modern-day province of Sindh, Pakistan, it is on the east bank of the Indus RiverRead more
opposite Mohenjo-daro. The remains consist of two parts: the citadel area on the high ground (about 12 m [39 ft]), and the area around it. The Pakistan Department of Archaeology excavated at Kot Diji in 1955 and 1957. The excavation at Kot Diji during 1954-55 by F. A. Khan revealed convincing evidence of the early or formative stage of the Indus civilisation in the cultural assemblage called Kot Dijian.
The site is situated at the foot of the Rohri Hills, where Kot Diji Fort was built around 1790 by the Talpur dynasty ruler of Upper Sindh, Mir Suhrab, who reigned from 1783 to 1830 AD. This fort, built on the ridge of a steep narrow hill, is well-preserved.
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Within an hour or so of Kot Diji: Mohenjo-daro (56 km).
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Kot Diji is in Sindh, Pakistan, about 18 km from Gambat.
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- Population
- 25,616
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Pakistan
- Region
- Sindh
- Timezone
- Asia/Karachi
- Coordinates
- 27.3416, 68.7082
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