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Moen-jo-Daro

            Moen-jo-Daro is one of the oldest cities of world . It's ruins are about 4500 years old. Moen-jo-Daro is situated on the right bank of river indus and about 27 kilometers far from Larkana . It was discovered in 1922 by an English archaelogist Sir John Marshal. Once it was a large busy city . The city was well planned and clean . The houses were made of backed bricks . Each house had a bath room and sevaint quarters close by . There were covered drains beside the streets . Streets were made of backed bricks . There was straight road in the middle of city having shops on both sides . There was a public pond and a big storing hall also . There is a great bath built in city which is well known structure in Moen-jo-Daro of the ancient civilization in Sindh. 



            The people were good cultivators and craftsmen . They grew wheat , rice , cotton etc . They also kept cattle . Craftsmen were very skilled . They worked in gold , silver , ivory and metals . They made toys for children to play with . They wore long and loose dresses .There is musem near the ruins of Moen-jo-Daro. Objects found from Moen-jo-Daro have been kept there on exhibition . They include seals , jewellery toys , weapons and painted poetry . Best find of Moen-jo-Daro is the head of bull . The metal statue of dancing girl is also a best find. Moen-jo-Daro is full of wonders and infrastructures and people should visite the site , it is near Larkana City 15 mins of travel to reach there.

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