Ancient Cities | MCQs

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Mohenjo-Daro means Mound of the Dead

This is because after it had declined, the remains started to have layers over them.

it was first recognized in 1922

It was discovered by R. D. Banerji

It is located in Larkana upper Sindh

 it was the largest settlement of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation

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Bhanbhore or Bhambhore, is a city dating to the 1st century BCE located in modern-day Sindh, Pakistan.

Located in Thatta.

The city ruins lie on the N-5 National Highway, east of Karachi.

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Gandhara Civilization flourished in Pakistan during the rule of Buddhist Kings.

Taxila was considered as Pearl of Gandhara Civilization. 

language of the Gandhara civilization was:  Prakrit

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Gandhara's language was a Prakrit or "Middle Indo-Aryan" dialect, usually called Gāndhārī.

Hindko from Peshawar, which was the capital of Gandhara, came from Shuraseni Prakrit a language spoken in Gandhara.

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قوم عاد کو اللہ تعالی نے طوفان/آندھی سے غرق کیا تھا۔

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Pakistan City old name list

1-        Lyallpur was the old Name of Faisalabad

2-        Mahmood pur was the old Name of Lahore

3-        Kalanchi was the old Name of Karachi

4-        Raj Shahi was the old Name of Islamabad

5-        Persha pur was the old Name of Peshawar

6-        Khan Pur was the old Name of Gujranwala

7-        Cambell pur was the old Name of Attock

8-        Salwan Kot was the old Name of Sialkot

9-        Shal Kot was the old Name of Quetta

10-   Neroon Kot was the old Name of Hyderabad

11-   Khan Garh was the old Name of Jaccoabad

12-   Montgomery was the old Name of Sahiwal

13-   Pepri was the old Name of Bin Qasim

14-   Hindu Bagh was the old Name of Muslim Bagh

15-   Ajodhan pur was the old Name of Pakpatten

16-   Fort Sanemars was the old Name of Zhob

17-   owdayana was the old Name of Swat

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The most ancient city of South Asia is Peshawar

Peshawar is the capital of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

It is the sixth-largest city in Pakistan, 

largest Pashtun-majority city.

Peshawar's recorded history dates back to at least 539 BCE, making it the oldest city in Pakistan and one of the oldest cities in South Asia.

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Debul and Alor are the names of places of Ancient Sindh.

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Mansura, was the historic capital of the Muslim Caliphate in Sindh.

Under the Umayyad Caliphate and then Abbasid Caliphate from the year 750 AD to 1006 AD. 

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سدوم وہ علاقہ ہے جہاں قوم لوط پر عذاب نازل ہوا تھا۔

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