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besal Says: Eid Gah, as it was called, appeared to have been built sometimes in between 15th and 17th century. It may have been built at the same time a sufi saint Baba Nur Shah Wali who may have lived. It was constructed utilizing the bricks from Harappa’s remains.
besal Says: Northern Area: This mound show remnants of a well planned city, revealing east-west streets, brick covered drains, and sewerage treatment area pits,. To the north and south of the streets were houses, connected with small lanes. This mound dates back to 2200 BC. Several of...
besal Says: Leading further north from the masjid is the remains of an old granary, which shows that the Harappans were a civilized and organized foreseeing need for storing grains and other commodities. We didn’t go that far as it was too hot, and our kids were exhausted from walking.
besal Says: This site was discovered in 1937 by Shastri, and further excavated by Wheeler (1946) and Dales and Keynor (1986-88). 57 graves were found in this cemetery, with pots and personal toilet instruments. The graves are of poor order, meaning they were for average citizens and...
besal Says: Excavation of this site was started in 1926 by Madho Vats, revealing several cemeteries of people who lived here. Two different levels of burial were identified. The upper level graves consisted of large painted jars in which the skulls and bones were buried. The fragmented...
besal Says: There are several indigenous thorn forests vegetation or the Rakhs comprising of Salvadore oleodes (Wan, Jal), Tamarix aphylla (Frash, Phalwan), Prosopis cineraria (Jund) and Capparis decidua (Kareer). Hundred years Rakhs formed one of the most remarkable landscapes of...
besal Says: A small museum houses majority of the artifacts excavated from the site. There is a female skeleton with all its ornaments, and potteries around it which depicted the burial custom of Harappans. It also houses a male skeleton excavated from Cemetery R-37.Fees is nominal for...
besal Says: The shrine dates back to 17th or 18th century. The tomb is quite long, almost 9 meters. Some say that this saint was very tall. The tomb is located right behind an old mughal masjid, on path leading towards the granary.
pakistanibrain Says: Harappa is one of the oldest cities in the subcontinent. It's been there for more than 8000 years, if I remember the words of our tourist guide correctly.Some of the buildings of that time are still in quite good condition and are open for visits of tourists. You enter the...
l_joo Says: It was quite hidden inside the town not that easy to be found from outside. The two local friends treated us some of the local melon juices and some extreme sweet desserts, I don't know what that call in name but was very sweet and I had so much.
Harappan Desserts: Harappan Desserts
l_joo Says: Harappan Desserts are another special guests treat by the 2 friendly Harappans, this time was in a real restaurant in the old market. The desserts taste so sweet and then we have melon juice after desserts. What an unforgettable visit.
l_joo Says: On the bus, we met at least 10 peoples who wants to shake hands to make friends with us. They are nice peoples. At last it was a young man that brought us to the museum also to invite us to visit his house. Harappa peoples are way too friendly.
l_joo Says: To get to Harappa is way too easy. Tourists from Lahore just have to buy a bus ticket in the main bus station to Sahiwal (4 hours). The bus only go up to Sahiwal and you will be dropped there to catch another bus on the main road. Yes you just have to stand beside the main...
l_joo Says: Harappa Museum Artifacts
l_joo Says: By looking at this photo, we know it was still in a visible path yet to be considered as off the beaten path, therefore this tip should be named Semi off the beaten path.
l_joo Says: This is a tip to promote, to encourage more OTBP actions in travel. For this one, it shows 3 guys are about to go off into somewhere, somewhere that consider as off the beaten path.
l_joo Says: Here is a photo I took before I enter the museum, 200Rs is the cost unless you disguise as a native Pakistani to pay only 10Rs.
l_joo Says: This is the museum you and me and he or she must see. This museum is Harappa Archeological Museum. Entrance is 200 Rs each with a ticket but they won't allow photography, so you might want to try some other way.
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This is a tip to promote, to encourage more OTBP actions in travel. For this one, it shows 3 guys are about to go off into somewhere, somewhere that consider as...
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Harappa of 4500 year ago One of the four largest ancient urban civilizations located here on the Indus Valley. Another 3 were Mesopotamia, Egypt and China. From what I read especially...
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4500 years ago, a very well organizedc civilization existed in the vast plains of River Indus and its tributaries, stretching from foothills of the Himalaya to the Arabian Sea. This society was...
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The city of Harappa in Pakistan is more than 5000 years old. Some of the ruins of that time are still very well preserved and they also have a small museum there with objects of the time when the city...
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