# Harappa: An Overview of Harappan Architecture & Town Planning — WHE Article Discussion (2-695)

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**Created:** [December 13, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/harappa-an-overview-of-harappan-architecture-town-planning-whe-article-discussion-2-695/17467 "2014-12-13T16:48:53Z")\
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Harappa is a large village presently in the province of Punjab in Pakistan. The modern town is a part of and lies next to the ancient city. The site of Harappa is important in that it has provided proof of not just the Indus Valley Civilization as it was in its prime, but also of preceding and succeeding cultures as well and is the only site included in this category. The old path of the Ravi River runs to the north of the site, which has since shifted six miles further north.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/695/harappa-an-overview-of-harappan-architecture--town/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/695/harappa-an-overview-of-harappan-architecture--town/)._

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