Dholavira

Dholavira je drevni metropolitanski grad, koga lokalno stanovništvo zove Kotada Timba Prachin Mahanagar Dholavira. Predstavlja jedno od najvećih i najvažnijih arheoloških nalazišta u Indiji, a potječe iz doba civilizacije doline Inda. Smješten je na otoku Khadir u oblasti Kutch indijske države Gujarat. Nalazište je bilo naseljeno od oko 2900. pne. da bi oko 2100. pne. počelo propadati, bilo napušteno i kasnije naseljeno od seljaka oko godine 1450.

Vanjske veze

• http://www.shunya.net/Pictures/WesternIndia/Gujarat/Dholavira/Dholavira.htm City of exquisite planning, monumental structures, aesthetic architecture and amazing water management system
• http://pubweb.cc.u-tokai.ac.jp/indus/english/2_4_03.html Arhivirano 2006-12-30 na Wayback Machine-u. Computer Graphics reconstruction of Dholavira.
• Description of Dholavira Arhivirano 2010-02-12 na Wayback Machine-u
• Dholavira, Gujarat Arhivirano 2009-11-25 na Wayback Machine-u
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/shanbag/sets/1445794/ The Best Photos on Flickers : Dholavira : Created by Sunil Shanbag.
• "Dholavira excavations throw light on Harappan civilisation", United News of India Arhivirano 2007-03-11 na Wayback Machine-u 1997
• Nisid Hajari, "India's Salt Lake Cities," in Time Magazine 1 September 1997
• http://www.googlegroups.com/group/dholavira%5Bmrtav+link%5D More information on Dholavira, the Ancient Metropolitan City. Also in Indian Gujarati Language GIF Mode File the visit dated Tuesday, 25th April, 2006.
• World Heritage Site, All Tentative Sites, Here is an overview of all Tentative list, last updated June, 2006. Arhivirano 2013-01-14 na Wayback Machine-u
• World Heritage, Tentative Lists, State : India.
• Dholavira: a Harappan City, Disstt, Kachchh, Gujarat, India, India (Asia and the Pacific), Date of Submission: 03/07/1998 , Submission prepared by : Archaeological Survey of India, Coordinates: 23°53'10" N, 70°11'03" E, Ref.: 1090

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