Dholavira (oldest building in India)

Dholavira (oldest building in India)
Khadirbet, India (IN)
Dholavira (Gujarati: ધોળાવીરા) is an archaeological site at Khadirbet in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District, in the state of Gujarat in western India, which has taken its name from a modern-day village 1 km S of it. AKA Kotada timba, this site contains ruins of a city of the ancient Indus Valley civilization. Earthquakes have repeatedly affected Dholavira, including a particularly severe one around 2600 BCE.

It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 7/27/21.
Dholavira (Gujarati: ધોળાવીરા) is an archaeological site at Khadirbet in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District, in the state of Gujarat in western India, which has taken its name from a modern-day village 1 km S of it. AKA Kotada timba, this site contains ruins of a city of the ancient Indus Valley civilization. Earthquakes have repeatedly affected Dholavira, including a particularly severe one around 2600 BCE.

It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 7/27/21.
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Links: en.wikipedia.org, whc.unesco.org
By: kkeps

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