explain the City Pulse of Dholavira with its dismative features
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Dholavira (Gujarati: ધોળાવીરા) is an archaeological siteat Khadirbet in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District, in the state of Gujarat in western India, which has taken its name from a modern-day village 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of it. This village is 165 km (103 mi) from Radhanpur. Also known locally as Kotada timba, the site contains ruins of an ancient Indus Valley Civilization/Harappan city. Dholavira’s location is on the Tropic of Cancer. It is one of the five largest Harappan sitesand most prominent archaeological sites in India belonging to the Indus Valley Civilization.It is also considered as having been the grandest of citiesof its time. It is located on Khadir bet island in the Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary in the Great Rann of Kutch. The 47 ha (120 acres) quadrangular city lay between two seasonal streams, the Mansar in the north and Manhar in the south.The site was occupied from c.2650 BCE, declining slowly after about 2100 BCE. It was briefly abandoned then reoccupied until c.1450 BCE.
LocationKhadrbet, Kutch District, India
Coordinates23°53′18.98″N70°12′49.09″E
TypeSettlementArea47 ha (120 acres)
HistoryPeriodsHarappa 1 to Harappa 5CulturesIndus Valley Civilization.
Site notesConditionRuinedPublic accessYes
LocationKhadrbet, Kutch District, India
Coordinates23°53′18.98″N70°12′49.09″E
TypeSettlementArea47 ha (120 acres)
HistoryPeriodsHarappa 1 to Harappa 5CulturesIndus Valley Civilization.
Site notesConditionRuinedPublic accessYes
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