Lothal was an important port of Gujarat. Explain. – InterviewSolution

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Lothal was an important port of Gujarat. Explain.

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Lothal is situated in Dholka taluka which is 18 km from the Gulf of Khambhat.

A huge dockyard was constructed facilitates ships in the time of high tides at the lower eastern part of the town.
Such dockyard, warehouses, etc. prove that exports and imports used to take place at Lothal.
This suggests that Lothal might have been a rich and prosperous port of Gujarat as well as India.

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