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Around the Indus in 90 Slides

Sailboat in Karachi bay

The coast of Sindh and Makran have many sheltered bays and ancient Harappan sites have been located along the coast to the border of modern Iran. These coastal settlements were involved in fishing and trading, using the monsoon winds to travel back and forth to Oman and the Persian Gulf region.

Trade
Boats
Modern
Sindh
Photograph
Jonathan Mark Kenoyer
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