Bhirrana (Harappan mound)

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The Harappan mound at Bhirrana was excavated by Archaeological Survey of India, Excavation Branch - I Nagpur, Maharashtra.
The site is situated about 220 km to the northwest of New Delhi on the New Delhi-Fazilka national highway and about 14 km northeast of the district headquarters on the Bhuna road in the Fatehabad district. The site is one of the many sites seen along the channels of the ancient Saraswati riverine systems, now represented by the seasonal Ghaggar River which flows in modern Haryana from Nahan to Sirsa.
The mound measures 190 m north-south and 240 m east-west and rises to a height of 5.50 m from the surrounding area of flat alluvial sottar plain.
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Coordinates:   29°33'17"N   75°32'52"E
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