Mohenjo-daro

A 4,500-year-old city with indoor plumbing and grid streets/Archaeology & Antiquities

Mohenjo-daro was one of the largest cities of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, located in present-day Sindh, Pakistan. Built around 2500 BC, the city featured remarkably advanced urban planning including a grid street layout, covered drainage systems, and private bathrooms connected to a citywide sewage network. At its peak, it housed an estimated 40,000 people across roughly 250 hectares. The Great Bath, a large public water tank, is one of the earliest known public bathing structures. The city was abandoned around 1900 BC.