Lothal: Was the only port

Lothal was the only port of the Indus Valley civilization and this dockyard gave Lothal an important status in history. The dockyard is spread over an area of thirty-seven meters from east to west and almost twenty-two meters from north to south. A slideshow on Lothal - an ancient Indus site in Gujarat on the Gulf of Combay where trade once flourished with other ancient civilizations including the ancient Indus Valley peoples. To the northwest of Lothal lies the Kutch (see also Dholavira) peninsula, which was a part of the Arabian Sea until very recently in history. Owing to this, and the proximity of the Gulf of Khambhat, Lothal 's river provided direct access to sea routes. Although now sealed off from the sea, Lothal 's topography and geology reflects its maritime past.