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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{hatnote|Not to be confused with [[Sothi (archaeology)]], the site in [[Rajasthan]], India}}<br />
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Haryana]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hisar (district)|Hisar]]<br />
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| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = 4700 BC<br />
| founder = [[Indus Valley civilization]]<br />
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| postal_code = 125039<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/pincode/india/haryana/hisar/sotha.html |title=Pin codes of Sotha in Hisar|publisher=Mapsofindia.com |access-date=2016-05-05}}</ref><br />
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'''Sotha''' is a village in [[Haryana]], India.<br />
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==Demography==<br />
In 2011, it had 334 families with a population of 1716.<ref name=cen1>[http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/60989-sotha-haryana.html census 2011, Sothi in Hisar]</ref><br />
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==Location==<br />
The [[Neolithic]] [[Sothi (archaeology)]] site is located near [[Nohar]] in [[Rajasthan]], about 120&nbsp;km west-south-west of Sothi.<br />
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The important archaeological site of [[Rakhigarhi]] is located about 30&nbsp;km south.<br />
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==Indus Valley Civilisation archaeology==<br />
Within 5&nbsp;km to 10&nbsp;km radius of Rakhigarhi are early, mature and late Harappan sites. To the north-west of Rakhigarhi are [[Panihari village|Panhari]], [[Gyanpura]], [[Kagsar]], and [[Sulchani]]. South-west of Rakhigarhi are [[Sisai, Hisar]], [[Rajpura, Narnaund]], [[Pali, Narnaund|Pali]] and [[Masudpur]].<br />
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==Drishadvati River==<br />
[[Siswal]] is located about 70&nbsp;km to the south-west, in the valley of the prehistoric [[Drishadvati River]]. The site of [[Rakhigarhi]] is likewise located in the valley of Drishadvati.<ref>Jane McIntosh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=1AJO2A-CbccC&pg=PA76 ''The Ancient Indus Valley: New Perspectives.''] Understanding ancient civilizations. ABC-CLIO, 2008<br />
{{ISBN|1576079074}} p76</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Haryana}}<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Hisar district]]</div>
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