Kutch is spelt as Kachchh also. It is a beautiful district of western state of Gujarat in India. It is said to be the most extensive district in the state of Gujarat and the 2nd largest district of India succeeding Leh. The meaning of the word ‘Kutch’ stands for something that becomes wet and dry intermittently.
On tour to Gujarat you must stop at this magnificent travel destination for a while. Here you will get to see various types of interesting sites of which forts and monuments top the chart. In fact Dholavira Ruins in Kutch has been acclaimed massively among all the forts and monuments in Gujarat.
Dholavira is an Ancient Metropolitan City and the 5th biggest Harappan site in the Indian subcontinent. It is locally known as Kotada Timba Prachin Mahanagar Dholavira. It is one of the most well-known archaeological sites in India. It belongs to the Indus Valley Civilization.
It is situated on the Khadir Island in the Kutch district of Gujarat which is encircled by water in the rainy season. The special feature of this region is Dholavira Ruins. Kutch Dholavira Ruins carry some of the very elegant and precious antiquities of the past.
The excavations conducted in 1989 by the Archaeological Survey of India under the supervision of Dr. R. S. Bisht at Dholavira brought some of the very significant Dholavira Ruins in Kutch. Some of the articles that constitute the major portion of the excavated materials comprise of refined urban planning and architecture, antiquities like seals, beads, animal bones, gold, silver, terracotta ornaments and vessels belonging to Mesopotamia. This apart the Kutch Dholavira Ruins reveal that Dholavira was a prominent hub of trade between colonies in south Gujarat, Sindh and Punjab and Western Asia.
