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Mohenjo-Daro is located in the Larkana district of Sindh.

Mohenjo Daro means Mound of the Dead

It was discovered in 1922 by R. D. Banerji.

It is a 4000-year-old city of the Indus Civilization.

It was Built around 2500 BC.

Explanation

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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Harappa, village in eastern Punjab province, eastern Pakistan

Location Sahiwal District, Punjab, Pakistan

The Bronze Age Harappan civilization, now more often called the Indus Valley Civilisation

Harappa is small crossroads town of 15,000 people today.

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Explanation

The Kot Diji Fort formally known as Fort Ahmadabad, is an 18th-century Talpur-era fort located.

Kot Diji forms a part of the Harappan Civilization.

It is an ancient flood channel located on the bank of the Indus River.

Explanation

Rohtas Fort is located near the city of Dina in Jhelum district of the Punjab province of Pakistan

The construction of Rohtas Fort started in 1541 

Rohtas Fort has 14 gates 

Rohtas Fort is a 16th-century fortress

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Tilla Jogian is an abandoned Hindu temple and monastic complex located on the summit of the Tilla Jogian.

Mountain in the Salt Range of Pakistan's Punjab province.

The complex was the most important centre for Hindu jogis in Punjab prior to 1947. 

Height: 975 meters 

Abandoned: 1947

Part of: Mountain

Explanation

Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa is located in present-day Sindh and Punjab, Pakistan,

Additional information 

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

Explanation

Takht-i-Bahi is an Indo-Parthian archaeological site of an ancient Buddhist monastery in Mardan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

Explanation

The most common animal figure found at all the Harappan sites is unihorn bull.

Harappa was discovered in 1921 by Dayaram Sahni.

The excavations were done under the guidance of Sir John Marshal and Colonel Meke.

Remains of the Harappan civilisation has been found in other cities like Mohen-Jo-Daro, Ropar, and Alamgirpur.