Among all the Bronze Age
cultures, the Indus Valley civilization was the
most urbanized. A sophisticated and
technologically advanced urban culture is
evident in the Indus Valley Civilization making
them the first urban centres in the region. The
quality of municipal town planning suggests the
knowledge of urban planning and efficient
municipal governments By 2600 BCE, the Early
Harappan communities had been turned into
large urban centres. Such urban centres include
Harappa, Ganeriwala, MohenjoDaroin modern
day Pakistan, and Dholavira, Kalibangan
Rakhigarhi, Rupar, and Lothal in modern day
India.