3000 BCE from the prehistoric Indus culture. It was one of the largest cities of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, also known as the Harappan Civilization, which developed c. Mohenjo-daro was built in the 26th century BCE. It lies on a Pleistocene ridge in the flood plain of the Indus, around 28 kilometres (17 mi) from the town of Larkana. Mohenjo-daro is located off the right (west) bank of the lower Indus river in Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan. Location Map showing the major sites and theorised extent of the Indus Valley Civilisation, including the location of the Mohenjo-daro site Mohenjo-daro, the modern name for the site, has been interpreted as "Mound of the Dead" in Sindhi. Mohenjo-daro may also have been a point of diffusion for the clade of the domesticated chicken found in Africa, Western Asia, Europe and the Americas. Cock-fighting may have had ritual and religious significance for the city. Based on his analysis of a Mohenjo-daro seal, Iravatham Mahadevan speculates that the city's ancient name could have been Kukkuṭārma ("the city of the cockerel "). The site is currently threatened by erosion and improper restoration. Significant excavation has since been conducted at the site of the city, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980, the first site in South Asia to be so designated. The site was not rediscovered until the 1920s. 1700 BCE had been abandoned, along with other large cities of the Indus Valley Civilization. With an estimated population of at least 40,000 people, Mohenjo-daro prospered for several centuries, but by c. 2500 BCE, it was the largest settlement of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, and one of the world's earliest major cities, contemporaneous with the civilizations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Minoan Crete, and Norte Chico. 'Mound of the Dead Men' Urdu: موئن جو دڑو ) is an archaeological site in Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan.
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