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Mohenjodaro - Location - saurabh_in - 11-06-2014

Mohenjodaro is situated on the right bank of Indus in Larkana district of
Sindh. In the local language, Mohenjodaro, pronounced as 'Muen-jo-daro', which
means 'mound of the dead'. It has the characteristic planning: a smaller but higher part
on the west, designated as the 'citadel', and a larger but lower part on the east called the 'lower town', with a gap between the two. The major axis in both cases lies north south and the overall perimeter of the two units is 5 km.

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