Shortugai
Sign in to saveShortugai (Shortughai), in Darqad District of northern Afghanistan, was a trading colony of the Indus Valley Civilization (or Harappan Civilization) established around 2000 BC on the Oxus river (Amu Darya) near the lapis lazuli mines. It is considered to be the northernmost settlement of the Indus Valley Civilization.
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- Ancient site.name
- Shortugai
- Ancient site.image
- Shorugai.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- Part of the excavations
- Ancient site.map_type
- Afghanistan #South Asia
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.location
- Takhar Province, Afghanistan
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.area
- Approximately
- Ancient site.built
- 2000 B.C.
- Ancient site.cultures
- Indus Valley Civilisation
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- Trading post
- Excavation site
- Artifact findings
- Dryland farming
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Shortugai (Shortughai), in Darqad District of northern Afghanistan, was a trading colony of the Indus Valley Civilization (or Harappan Civilization) established around 2000 BC on the Oxus river (Amu Darya) near the lapis lazuli mines. It is considered to be the northernmost settlement of the Indus Valley Civilization.
==Trading post==
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Indus Valley Civilization
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Rupnagar
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Ganeriwala
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India
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Afghanistan
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Pakistan
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Turkmenistan
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geographic coordinate system
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International Standard Book Number
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Indus River
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Amu Darya
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Mohenjo-daro
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lapis lazuli
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Harappa
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Takhar Province
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terracotta
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Mehrgarh
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Larkana
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Dwarka
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Lothal
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