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          Describe the general layout of the Harappan cities. 

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Layout of the cities:

(i) The Harappan cities were divided into two parts: the citadel and the lower town. Walls were fortified with bricks in interlocking patterns.

(ii) Streets were laid out straight and cut each other at right angles.

(iii) Drains ran parallel to each other and had covers.

(iv) The citadel was located at a higher level and had special buildings.

(v) The Great Bath in Mohenjodaro was a tank used for bathing rituals.

(vi) Kalibangan and Lothal had fire altars where sacrifices may have been performed.

(vii) The lower town was the residential area where houses were one or two storeys high and built around a corridor.