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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:ancient_city
gptkb:archaeological_site
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gptkbp:abandoned
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circa 1900 BCE
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gptkbp:alternativeName
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gptkb:Mohenjo-daro
gptkb:Mound_of_the_Dead_Men
Mohenjodaro
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gptkbp:coordinates
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27.3294°N 68.1386°E
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gptkbp:culture
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gptkb:Indus_Valley_Civilization
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:R._D._Banerji
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1922
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gptkbp:excavatedBy
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gptkb:John_Marshall
gptkb:Ernest_J._H._Mackay
gptkb:K._N._Dikshit
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gptkbp:features
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Residential buildings
Streets
Grid layout
Sewage system
Public wells
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gptkbp:governingBody
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gptkb:Department_of_Archaeology_and_Museums,_Pakistan
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gptkbp:heritageDesignation
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gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Moenjodaro
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:Citadel
gptkb:Great_Bath
Urban planning
Granary
Drainage system
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Pakistan
Sindh
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gptkbp:nameMeaning
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gptkb:Mound_of_the_Dead
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gptkbp:nearestCity
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gptkb:Larkana
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gptkbp:notablePlace
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gptkb:ceramics
gptkb:embroidery
gptkb:Dancing_Girl_statue
gptkb:Pashupati_seal
gptkb:Priest-King_statue
Weights
Tools
Terracotta figurines
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Indus_Valley_Civilization
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gptkbp:period
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c. 2500 BCE – c. 1900 BCE
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gptkbp:populationEstimate
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40000
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:South_Asia
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gptkbp:significance
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Evidence of advanced urban planning
One of the earliest major cities in the world
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gptkbp:threats
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Erosion
Flooding
Salinity
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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1980
yes
138
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gptkbp:writingSystem
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gptkb:Indus_script
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Mohenjo_Daro
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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