Mohenjo Daro

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:abandoned circa 1900 BCE
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Moenjodaro
gptkb:Mound_of_the_Dead_Men
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Harappan_culture
gptkbp:declaredNationalHeritage yes
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:R._D._Banerji
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1922
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:John_Marshall
gptkb:Ernest_J._H._Mackay
gptkb:George_F._Dales
gptkb:K._N._Dikshit
gptkb:Archaeological_Survey_of_India
gptkb:Mortimer_Wheeler
gptkbp:foundedIn circa 2500 BCE
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Department_of_Archaeology_and_Museums,_Pakistan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mohenjo Daro
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:castle
gptkb:river
gptkb:wheat
gptkb:Great_Bath
urban planning
gptkbp:language gptkb:Indus_script
gptkbp:latitude 27.3294
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Pakistan
Sindh
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Indus_River
gptkbp:longitude 68.1386
gptkbp:nameMeaning gptkb:Mound_of_the_Dead
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Assembly_Hall
gptkb:Citadel
gptkb:Great_Bath
gptkb:College_of_Priests
Granary
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Dancing_Girl_statue
gptkb:Pashupati_seal
gptkb:Priest-King_statue
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Indus_Valley_Civilization
gptkbp:populationEstimate 40,000
gptkbp:region gptkb:South_Asia
gptkbp:significance center of Indus Valley Civilization
one of the earliest major cities in the world
gptkbp:status ruins
gptkbp:threats flooding
erosion
salinity
gptkbp:UNESCO_reference_number 138
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1980
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:UTV_Motion_Pictures
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5