"India has given to the world the earliest dockyard known to humanity."
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Lal, B. B. (2002). The Sarasvatī flows on : the continuity of Indian culture. Aryan Books International. 26
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Lothal
Lothal was one of the southernmost sites of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, located in the Bhal region of the Indian state of Gujarat. Construction of the city is believed to have begun around 2200 BCE.
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