Contested22.2440° N · 68.9680° E · -20 m
Dwarka (Bet Dwarka & Gulf of Khambhat)
Dwārkā · Dvaraka · Dwarka Nagari
Late Harappan to Historical (maybe 1500 BCE onward; claimed 3500 BCE)·Harappan(?) / Historical Hindu·🇮🇳 Gujarat Coast, Gulf of Khambhat & Okhamandal, India
About
About Dwarka (Bet Dwarka & Gulf of Khambhat)
Ancient sacred city of Krishna described in Mahabharata, being searched offshore Bet Dwarka and Gulf of Khambhat. NIOT 2001–05 side-scan sonar and dredge claimed Harappan-age rectangular city, disputed; Bet Dwarka submerged walls dated 1500–1400 BCE verified as Late Harappan.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- Historical: c.200 BCE onward; claimed submerged: c. 3000–1500 BCE
- Period
- Late Harappan to Historical (maybe 1500 BCE onward; claimed 3500 BCE)
- Culture
- Harappan(?) / Historical Hindu
- Purpose
- Port or sacred city
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
Historical: c.200 BCE onward; claimed submerged: c. 3000–1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1403 CE
Major expansion
Location
Where it is
22.2440° N · 68.9680° E · -20 m
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