The Lothal dockyard is the site's most famous feature, a large brick-lined basin once connected to an old course of the Sabarmati. Archaeologists see it as evidence of advanced tidal and hydraulic knowledge in the Indus Valley world. Standing on the rim, you can still read the scale of the basin and its link to warehouse and town remains. Start or end your site walk here after a museum visit for clearer context.
- Address: Lothal Archaeological Site, Saragwala, Dholka Taluka, Ahmedabad District, Gujarat 382230
- How to Reach: Lothal is about 85 km southwest of Ahmedabad by road, around 2 hours by car via Bagodara. The nearest railway station is Lothal Bhurkhi, about 6 km away, with infrequent trains, so most visitors hire a taxi from Ahmedabad for the day.
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