The Indus Valley Civilization was not confined to the Indus Valley only, but it extended to Afghanistan, Biluchistan, Sindh (Gujarat), Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Meerut. The remains of the Indus Civilization were in addition to Mohenjodaro and Harappa, Ropar and Ambala district in Punjab. Sanghol, Mitthal, Banawali and Rakhigarh in Haryana, Rangpur and Lothal in Saurashtra, Kalibanga in Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan, Hastinapur and Alamgirpur in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh, Kotdiji, Amri and Biluchistan in Pakistan have been found.
Thus it can be said that the Indus civilization was spread in the northern part of Biluchistan, North-West Frontier Province, Punjab, Sindh, Kathiawar, Rajasthan and the Ganges Valley.
Due to the early site of the Harappan civilization being confined to the Indus region, it was given the name of the Indus Valley Civilization. After excavation of many sites, it is known that this civilization was spread to some areas of Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Gujarat, Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh. It extended from Jammu in the north, to the mouth of the Narmada River in the south and from the Makran coast of Balochistan in the west to Meerut in the northeast.
The Indus is a large river in India that originates in the Himalaya Mountains and drains into the Arabian Sea through Punjab and Sindh. The area situated on either side of a river which is irrigated by that river is called valley. The Indus Valley refers to the territories spread on both sides of the Indus and its tributaries.
The remains of this civilization were first found at a place called Harappa in Montgomari district of Punjab, hence it is called Harappan Civilization. Later the remains of this civilization were found throughout the Indus Valley region. That is why it was also called the Indus Valley Civilization.
Therefore, in view of its expansion, most scholars called it the Indus Valley Civilization and today this civilization is famous by this name.
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