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CategoriesAncient cities

Ancient cities

Capitals, ports and metropolises that rose, fell and were found again.

Places: 2,549
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World Heritage: 243

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🇧🇩 Bangladesh · Ancient city

Mahasthangarh (Ancient Pundranagara)

Mauryan 4th c BCE → Pala 12th c · Mauryan → Sunga → Gupta → Pala

Ancient Pundranagara — Mauryan–Pala fortified city (4th c BCE–13th c CE) on Karatoya at Mahasthangarh, 12 km north Bogra. 1.5 km rampart, citadel mound, 1928–29 P.C.

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🇹🇿 Tanzania · Ancient city

Gonja Maore Swahili Ruins — Tanga

Swahili (13th–16th c. CE) · Swahili (Shirazi)

Gonja Maore Swahili Ruins — Tanga in Tanga Region, Tanzania is a Swahili (13th–16th c. CE) ancient-city attributed to Swahili (Shirazi).

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🇳🇬 Nigeria · Ancient city

Katsina City and Kusugu Well

Hausa Late Iron Age to Sultanate (c.1100 CE–present) · Hausa (Katsinawa)

Hausa walled city (14 km walls, 7 gates) with Gobarau Minaret and Kusugu well legend.

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🇰🇭 Cambodia · Ancient city

Hariharalaya

Hariharalaya (Khmer: ហរិហរាល័យ, Hariharalaya) was an ancient city and capital of the Khmer empire located near Siem Reap, Cambodia in an area now called Roluos (Khmer: រលួស).

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🇰🇪 Kenya · Ancient city

Shaka — Formosa Bay Swahili Ruins

Swahili (14th–17th c. CE) · Swahili (Witu)

Shaka — Formosa Bay Swahili Ruins in Kilifi County, Kenya is a Swahili (14th–17th c. CE) ancient-city attributed to Swahili (Witu).

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🇹🇯 Tajikistan · Ancient city

Cyropolis

Cyreschata (Old Persian: Kuruškaθa), better known by its Latin name Cyropolis (Ancient Greek: Κυρούπολις or Κύρου πόλις, Kyroúpolis), both meaning "City of Cyrus", was an ancient city founded by…

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🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Ancient city

Heraclea Sintica

Heraclea Sintica (Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλεια Σιντική, romanized: Hērákleia Sintikḗ; Bulgarian: Хераклея Синтика), also known as Heraclea Strymonike, was an ancient Greek city located near what is now…

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🇱🇧 Lebanon · Ancient city

Batroun

Batroun (Arabic: بَتْرُون Batrūn;, ancient Botrys (Ancient Greek: Βότρυς, romanized: Bótrys), is a coastal city in northern Lebanon and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.