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The Indus civilization (c. 2500 bce –1700 bce) featured some of the earliest examples of citadels, which hosted military, government, and religious structures as well as pools to store water. Cities such as Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, both of which are in modern-day Pakistan, featured prominent citadels.
This is the Citadel as described by the Archaeologists. In some of the cities of the Indus Valley Civilization, special buildings were constructed on the Citadel. For example, in Mohenjodaro of the Indus Valley Civilization, a special tank was built on the citadel.
The Harappan Civilization is known for its grid layout, standardised brick size, defensive walls, citadels, and sophisticated drainage systems, which display an advanced level of urban planning for its time.
By 2500 BCE in the Mature Harappan phase, the Harappan Civilization became the eastern anchor of a network of routes including the Mesopotamian city-states, the Gulf, Iranian Plateau, and Central Asia, and its urbanization emerged as a clear marker of the sociocultural complexity of the Mature Harappan Civilization.
Jul 29, 2012 · The Harappan city was divided into the upper town (also called the Citadel) and the lower town. The various features of the Harappan town planning is given below: Granaries: The granary was the largest structure in Mohenjo-daro, and in Harappa there were about six granaries or storehouses. These were used for storing grain.
Jun 25, 2024 · The excavations revealed that Harappa was similar in plan to Mohenjo-daro, with a citadel resting on a raised area on the western flank of the town and a grid-plan layout of workers’ quarters on the eastern flank. The citadel was fortified by a tall mud-brick rampart that had rectangular salients, or bastions, placed at frequent intervals ...
The Citadel of Harappan Civilization. The cities of the civilization were divided into two parts—lower and upper. The elevated portion of the city is known as the citadel. Important buildings such as the Great Bath, granary, assembly halls and workshops were built in this part of the city.
