Mohenjo-daro facts: the 4,500-year-old city in Sindh
Mohenjo-daro in Larkana district, Sindh, was built around 2500 BC and is one of the world's oldest planned cities. Facts, figures and what to see.
Mohenjo-daro is one of the largest cities of the Indus Valley Civilization, built around 2500 BC near the Indus River in Larkana district, Sindh.
Mohenjo-daro at a glance
- Age: about 4,500 years
- Discovered: excavations began in the early 1920s; R. D. Banerji identified the site in 1922
- UNESCO World Heritage Site: since 1980
- Name: often translated as "Mound of the Dead"
A planned city
Mohenjo-daro had straight streets laid out in a grid, baked-brick houses, wells, and covered drains. That level of planning was rare anywhere in the world at the time.
What to see
- The Great Bath: a large watertight pool, possibly used for rituals
- The Citadel mound: the raised area with public buildings
- The museum on site, with seals, pottery and tools
The famous "Priest-King" sculpture found at Mohenjo-daro is in the National Museum of Pakistan in Karachi.
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