HERITAGE RECORD · 138

Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro

摩亨佐达罗考古遗迹

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

The ruins of the huge city of Moenjodaro – built entirely of unbaked brick in the 3rd millennium B.C. – lie in the Indus valley. The acropolis, set on high embankments, the ramparts, and the lower town, which is laid out according to strict rules, provide evidence of an early system of town planning.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ5725 ↗

Area240 ha

Administrative areaQ2281289

WikipediaMohenjo-daro ↗

Chinese Wikipedia摩亨佐-达罗 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(ii)An important interchange of human values in architecture, technology, arts, town planning or landscape design.

(iii)A unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or civilisation.

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