It is located about 480 km west of Karachi on the Makran coast near Gwadar, close to the Iranian border, in Pakistan's Baluchistan Province.

[citation needed] In year 1928, Aurel Stein visited the area as part of his Gedrosia tour, and carried out further digs.

[citation needed] In October 1960, Sutkagan Dor was more extensively excavated by George F. Dales as part of his Makran Survey,[1] uncovering structures made from stone and mud bricks without straw.

Though inland at present, the site may have been near navigable water in ancient times, on a trade route between other centers.

A coastal route existed linking sites such as Lothal and Dholavira to Sutkagan Dor on the Makran coast.