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Ha·rap·pa

 (hə-răp′ə)
A locality in the Indus River valley of the Punjab in Pakistan. Archaeological finds dating back to the third millennium bc include the remains of a well-laid-out city and indicate a possible link between Indian and Sumerian cultures.
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Harappa

(həˈræpə)
n
(Placename) an ancient city in the Punjab in NW Pakistan: one of the centres of the Indus civilization that flourished from 2500 to 1700 bc; probably destroyed by Indo-European invaders
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Ha•rap•pa

(həˈræp ə)

n.
a village in Pakistan, in the Indus Valley: site of successive ancient cities.
Ha•rap′pan, adj.
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Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has taken notice of the murder of two transgender in the limits of Harrapa Police Station in Sahiwal and sought a report from Sahiwal Regional Police Officer (RPO).
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An official of the Motorway Police said that Manga Mandi, Pattoki, Okara, Sahiwal and Harrapa had been hit by intense fog.
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The skeletons found near Harrapa are like modern residents of Punjab whereas the skeletons found from Mohen Jo Daro look like residents of Modern Sindh, he said and added, the number of seals found from Mohen Jo Daro is two thousand six and each seal is the best sample of art whereas at least ten kilograms grain is found in each of the home of this city.Dr.
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Punjab is part of the Indus Valley Civilization more than 4000 years old; the main site in Punjab was the city of Harrapa. The Indus Valley Civilization spanned much of what is today Pakistan.
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Pakistan's great cities of antiquity Harrapa and Mohenjo- Daro, the capitols of the Indus Valley Civilization, were founded around 2600 BC on the banks of the mighty Indus River.
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Historians wrote voluminous books about and foreign tourists marvelled at the ancient stupas and other archaeological wonders discovered during excavations at Takhtbai, Taxila, Harrapa and Moenjo Daro.
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