Do you know when the first urban settlement appeared in the history? It was during the Indus Valley civilization. The civilization at Mohenjodaro and Harappa grew up in the valley of the river Indus and this is why it is referred as the Indus valley civilization.
It is considered to be one of the largest of the ancient civilizations of an urban nature. The town planning in the Indus valley civilization was very systematic. The city was the heart of Indus valley civilization.
The Indus Valley Civilization began around 2500 BC, and ended up by 1900 BC. It mainly included the northwestern regions of South Asia, extending from what today is north-east Afghanistan to Pakistan, and northwest India. At its peak, the Indus Valley Civilization may have had a population of over five million.
