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Dholavira: a Harappan City

Also known as Dholavira, Kotda Timba, ધોળાવીરા

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Location

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Dholavira: a Harappan City is about 80 km north-east of Bhuj. The nearest other World Heritage site is Rani-ki-Vav Stepwell, about 190 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Bhuj · about 289,000 peopleabout 80 km south-west
  • Rajkot · about 1,260,000 peopleabout 190 km south
  • Mirpur Khas · about 356,000 peopleabout 220 km north-west
  • Hyderabad · about 1,459,000 peopleabout 250 km north-west
  • Porbandar · about 235,000 peopleabout 250 km south
  • Gandhinagar · about 196,000 peopleabout 260 km east
Dholavira: a Harappan CityAhmedabadBhujGandhinagarRani-ki-Vav StepwellMakli Monuments, ThattaHistoric City of Ahmadabad100 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Dholavira: a Harappan City and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesRani-ki-Vav Stepwell1Makli Monuments, Thatta2Historic City of Ahmadabad3Champaner-Pavagadh4Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro5Dholavira: a Harappan City
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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