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An ambitious world-class heritage complex being developed adjacent to the site to highlight India's maritime history. Phase I is under construction.
National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) is an under construction tourism complex near Lothal in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat, India which will present the maritime heritage of India. The complex will have museums, amusement parks, educational institute, hotels and resort. It will also recreate Dholavira and Lothal cities in the complex.
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Located adjacent to the ruins, this ASI-maintained museum houses around 800 artifacts recovered from the site. Key exhibits include Indus seals with animal motifs and Harappan script, micro-beads, copper tools, and terracotta figurines, painted pottery depicting scenes, a scale model reconstruction of the ancient port city.
The site is well-planned and divided into distinct zones: the Acropolis (Upper Town), Raised on a high platform to protect against floods, housing civic rulers with paved baths and underground drains; the Lower Town, divided into commercial and residential quarters, featuring bead-making workshops, coppersmith shops, and standard brick residences; the Dockyard, a massive rectangular basin lined with baked bricks, engineered with inlet channels and sluice gates to manage tidal flows; the Warehouse, a large structure situated near the acropolis used for inspect and store cargo.