Introduction to Mohen-jo-daro

Mohenjo-daro (lit. Mound of the Dead, Sindhi: موئن جو دڙو, मूअनि जो दड़ो, pronounced [muˑənⁱ ʥoˑ d̪əɽoˑ]) was one of the largest city-settlements in the Indus Valley Civilization of the ancient Indian subcontinent, now situated in the Larkana District of Sindh in modern-day Pakistan. Built around 2600 BC, the city was one of the early urban settlements in the world, existing at the same time as the civilizations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Crete. The archaeological remains of the city are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is sometimes referred to as "An Ancient Indus Valley Metropolis".The highest temperature ever recorded in Pakistan, 53.5 °C (128.3 °F), was recorded here on 26 May 2010. It is also the highest reliably measured temperature in the continent of Asia, and the fourth highest temperature ever recorded on earth