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Harappa is a city in Punjab, northeast Pakistan, located beside a former course of the Ravi River; about 35km southwest of Sahiwal.

The modern town is built beside the remains of an ancient foritifed city, which was part of the Cemetery H, Harappan, and Indus Valley Civilisations, The city existed from about 3300 BC [1] until 1600 BC.

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[1] The earliest radiocarbon dating mentioned on the web is 2725+-185 BC (uncalibrated) or 3338, 3213, 3203 BC calibrated, giving a midpoint of 3251 BC. Maybe this comes from S.P.Gupta, 1993, "Longer chronology of the Indus-Saraswati Civilization", Puratattva, No. 23, 1992-93, pp. 21-29. [2] Mohan Jodaro is also same period city which is now in India Rajasthan.

External link

Excavations of the city are described at http://www.harappa.com.

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-'''Harappa''' is a town in [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], northeast [[Pakistan]], located beside
+'''Harappa''' is a [[city]] in [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], northeast [[Pakistan]], located beside a former course of the [[Ravi River]]; about 35km southwest of [[Sahiwal]].
-a former course of the [[Ravi River]] and about 35 km southwest of [[Sahiwal]].
-The modern town is built beside the remains of an ancient city, which became part of the
+The modern town is built beside the remains of an [[ancient history|ancient]] [[fortification|foritifed]] city, which was part of the
-[[Indus Valley Civilisation]] and [[Cemetery H culture]].  The city was founded about 3300 BC [1] and
+[[Cemetery H culture|Cemetery H]], [[Harappan]], and [[Indus Valley Civilisation]]s, The city existed from about [[3300 BC]] [1] until [[1600 BC]].
-was inhabited until about 1600 BC.
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