Back Шартугай Byelorussian Shortugai German Shortugai Spanish شورتوگای Persian Shortugai Finnish Shortughai French शोरतुग़ई Hindi Šortugajus Lithuanian Шортугай Russian சார்டுகாய் Tamil
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  Shown within Afghanistan  Shortugai (South Asia) | |
| Location | Takhar Province, Afghanistan |
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| Coordinates | 37°19′30″N 69°31′30″E / 37.32500°N 69.52500°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| Area | Approximately 4 ha (9.9 acres) |
| History | |
| Cultures | Indus Valley civilisation |
Shortugai (Shortughai), in Darqad District of northern Afghanistan, was a trading colony of the Indus Valley civilization (or Harappan Civilization) established around 2000 BC on the Oxus river (Amu Darya) near the lapis lazuli mines.[1][2] It is considered to be the northernmost settlement of the Indus Valley Civilization.[3][4] According to Bernard Sergent, "not one of the standard characteristics of the Harappan cultural complex is missing from it".[5]
- ^ Kenoyer, Jonathan Mark (1998). Ancient cities of the Indus Valley Civilization. Oxford University Press. p. 96. ISBN 0-19-577940-1.
Another source of gold was along the Oxus river valley in northern Afghanistan where a trading colony of the Indus cities has been discovered at Shortughai. Situated far from the Indus Valley itself, this settlement may have been established to obtain gold, copper, tin and lapis lazuli, as well as other exotic goods from Central Asia.
- ^ Bowersox, Gary W.; Chamberlin, Bonita E. Ph. D. (1995). "Gemstones of Afghanistan" (Document). Tucson, AZ: Geoscience Press. p. 52.. "During the height of the Indus valley civilization about 2000 B.C., the Harappan colony of Shortugai was established near the lapis mines."
- ^ Kulke, Hermann; Rothermund, Dietmar (2016-05-27). A History of India. Routledge. ISBN 9781317242123.
- ^ Oriens antiquus. Centro per le antichità e la storia dell'arte del Vicino Oriente. 1986.
- ^ Bernard Sergent. Genèse de l'Inde, quoted by Elst 1999