This Vlog is based on my visit to Dholavira Kutch(धोलावीरा) which is a 5000 year old site of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization (Harrappan Civilization) in the Great Rann of Kutch. In this Video, I will be telling you about Dholavira History in Hindi(धोलावीरा का रहस्य). A lot of people also want to know about Dholavira History in Gujarati language, Telugu, Kannada, English but unfortunately I know only Hindi and English languages. Anyways, Let me tell you that Dholavira Sabhyata(धोलावीरा सभ्यता) dates back from 3000 BCE and Dholavira Site(धोलावीरा गुजरात) is known to be 5th Largest Harappan Site in India. In this Dholavira Vlog, not only I will tell you about the details of Dholavira World Heritage Site, but I will also give you a complete Dholavira Tourist Guide which includes Dholavira Road from nearby places like Dholavira to Dhordo Road, details about Dholavira Tourism Resort, Dholavira Museum and Dholavira Kutch Tourism.

A lot of people often ask in Hindi that Dholavira ki khoj kisne kiya(धोलावीरा की खोज किसने की) and the answer is that it was discovered in 1968 by archaeologist Jagat Pati Joshi. Also, a few people ask Dholavira kis rajya me hai(धोलावीरा किस राज्य में स्थित है या धोलावीरा कहां पर स्थित है) and my answer to them is that it is located in Gujarat state. Also, I would like to tell you that if you are searching for Dholavira Morari Bapu Katha or Dholavira Song on YouTube then you can get it easily. So, if you are planning to visit Kutch region of Gujarat then don't forget to visit Dholavira live.

Dholavira (ધોળાવીરા in Gujarati) is known to be a popular archaeological site at Khadirbet in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District, in the western state of Gujarat, India. The name Dholavira has been taken from a modern-day village which is located 1 kilometre south of it. Earthquakes have again and again affected Dholavira, which included a severe earthquake around 2600 BC.

Dholavira is located on the Tropic of Cancer. It is known to be one of the 5 largest Harappan sites and undoubtedly the most prominent archaeological sites in India that belong to the Indus Valley Civilization. It is also popularly known as one of the grandest cities of its time. It is situated on Khadir bet island in the Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary in the Great Rann of Kutch. The 120 acres quadrangular city is situated between two seasonal rivers, which were Mansar in the north and Manhar in the south. The site is thought to be occupied from c.2650 BCE, which later declined slowly after about 2100 BCE, and it was briefly abandoned then reoccupied until c.1450 BCE. Recent research tell that the beginning of occupation around 3500 BCE (pre-Harappan) and which continued until around 1800 BCE (early part of Late Harappan period).

The site was known to be discovered by a resident of Dholavira village, Shambhudan Gadhvi, in early 1960s who told government about the location. The site was known to be "officially" discovered in the year 1967-68 by J. P. Joshi, of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), and is popular as the fifth largest of eight major Harappan sites. Dholavira has been continuously been under excavation since 1990 by the ASI, which concluded that "Dholavira has definitely added new dimensions to personality of Indus Valley Civilisation." The other main Harappan sites discovered so far are Harappa, Mohenjo-daro, Ganeriwala, Rakhigarhi, Kalibangan, Rupnagar and Lothal.

It was named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Dholavira: a Harappan City on 27 July 2021.

Excavations : Excavation was started in 1989 by the ASI under the direction of Bisht, and there were a total of 13 field excavations between the year 1990 and 2005. The excavation actually brought to light the urban planning and architecture, and unearthed a huge numbers of antiquities such as, animal bones, gold, silver, terracotta ornaments, pottery as well as bronze vessels. Archaeologists tell that Dholavira was a very important centre of trade between settlements in south Gujarat, Sindh and Punjab and Western Asia.

Estimated to be even older than the port-city of Lothal, the city of Dholavira has a rectangular shape and organization, and is spread over a total area of 54 acres. The area of Dholavira measures 771.1 m (2,530 ft) in length, and 616.85 m (2,023.8 ft) in width. Unlike Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, the city was made to a pre-existing geometrical plan that consisted of three divisions – the citadel, the middle town, and the lower town.

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