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Population
35,000-40,000 residents
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Present-day Location
Pakistan
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"Mound of the Dead"
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Mohen-jo-Daro existed around 2,500 BC. It had a population of 35,000-40,000 people. Mohen-jo-Daro was located in present-day Pakistan.
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| The excerpt below concerns the name of this city. To visit this detailed site by Jonathan Mark Kenoyer, click http://www.mohenjodaro.net/mohenjodaroessay.html
There are several different spellings of the [city] name [but] the most common form [is] Mohenjo-daro (the Mound of Mohen or Mohan), though other spellings are equally valid: Mohanjo-daro (Mound of Mohan =Krishna), Moenjo-daro (Mound of the Dead), Mohenjo-daro, Mohenjodaro or even Mohen-jo-daro.
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For More Information on Mohen-jo-Daro:
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http://www.harappa.com/har/moen0.html |
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http://www.geocities.com/siyal/moenjodaro.htm |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohenjodaro |
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http://www.mrdowling.com/612-mohenjodaro.html |
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