Mohenjo-Daro

[ moh-hen-joh-dahr-oh ]

noun

1. an archaeological site in Pakistan, near the Indus River: six successive ancient cities were built here.

Mohenjo-Daro

/ məˈhɛndʒəʊˈdɑːrəʊ /

noun

1. an excavated city in SE Pakistan, southwest of Sukkur near the River Indus: flourished during the third millennium bc

Example Sentences

Why has anyone with even a passing interest in the origin of cities heard of Uruk or Mohenjo-daro, but almost no one of Taljanky or Nebelivka?

From New York Times

In the northwest of the Indian subcontinent, the Indus civilization flourished in the third millennium bc, with remarkable cities at Harappa and Mohenjo-daro that featured brick houses, advanced drainage and a large public bath.

From Nature

The great bath at Mohenjo-daro, a city of the Indus civilization built around 2500 bc in what is now Pakistan.Credit:

From Nature

Mohenjo-daro, the seat of that ancient river culture, is shared – no matter modern partitions – between our two countries.

From The Guardian

I spent many days in my childhood among the bricks of Mohenjo-daro.

From The Guardian