Harappa Travel Guide

 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. 

 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:  A top class local cutom tip? Yes I agree. This is a top class tip, a top class local cutom tip. Look at what I have here, to be invited to have a photo with the whole family of the local peoples. What else can I say. Therefore this local custom tip is A top class local cutom... 

 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:  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.