Mohenjo-daro
LocationPakistan
Year2500 BC
TypeCity
About Mohenjo-daro
One of the largest ancient Indus Valley cities. Over 4,500 years old. Had the first known urban sanitation system. The Great Bath may have been used for ritual purification. Over 40,000 residents at its peak. Rediscovered in 1922. The grid layout was centuries ahead of its time.
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