Former Largest Cities

Connected Sites: 19

Formerly was among the largest cities in the world.

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Connected Sites

Pyramids (Memphis)
Inscribed: 1979
4.50
419
12
Memphis Was Largest City From 3100 B.C. To 2800 B.C.
Ancient Thebes
Inscribed: 1979
4.39
341
11
Largest City Around 2000 B.C.
Yin Xu
Yin Xu
China
Inscribed: 2006
3.19
61
3
Around 1300 B.C.
Carthage
Carthage
Tunisia
Inscribed: 1979
3.16
217
6
Around 300 B.C.
Rome
Rome
Holy See, Italy
Inscribed: 1980
4.57
928
13
From 0-300 A.D.
Istanbul
Istanbul
Turkiye
Inscribed: 1985
4.38
665
12
From 350-550 A.D.
Cordoba
Cordoba
Spain
Inscribed: 1984
4.18
483
9
From 920-1000 A.D.
Ancient Merv
Ancient Merv
Turkmenistan
Inscribed: 1999
2.83
47
5
Around 1150 A.D.
Imperial Palace
Inscribed: 1987
4.19
481
11
Beijing, 1425-1625
Tower of London
Tower of London
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1988
3.39
904
20
London, 1820-1915
Teotihuacan
Inscribed: 1987
4.29
343
8
150-450 Ad
Gyeongju
Gyeongju
Republic of Korea
Inscribed: 2000
3.29
177
14
During The Unified Silla Period (618ad To 918ad), Gyeonju's Peak Population Likely Reached 1,000,000 Inhabitants (Wiki)
Ahwar of Southern Iraq
Inscribed: 2016
2.98
28
4
Uruk: "At Its Height C. 2900 Bc, Uruk Probably Had 50,000–80,000 Residents Living In 6 Km2 (2.32 Sq Mi) Of Walled Area; Making It The Largest City In The World At The Time." (Wiki). Eridu Was The Largest City Around 3700 With 6000-10000.
Çatalhöyük
Inscribed: 2012
3.45
78
7
With A Good Probability The Worlds Largest City Around 7000 Bc With An Estimate Of 5000-10000 Inhabitants.
Susa
Susa
Iran
Inscribed: 2015
2.40
41
4
Possibly The Largest City Around 3500 Bc.
Moenjodaro
Moenjodaro
Pakistan
Inscribed: 1980
3.51
32
3
Possibly The Largest City Around 2400 Bc With Around 40000 Inhabitants
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
Inscribed: 1987
4.03
296
8
Chang’An (Xi’An) Had Around 400,000 Inhabitants Between 200 And 100 Bc
West Lake
Inscribed: 2011
3.31
197
6
Hangzhou Had Around A Million Inhabitants Between 1200 And 1400.
Babylon
Inscribed: 2019
3.13
35
3
It Has Been Estimated That Babylon Was The Largest City In The World C. 1770 – C. 1670 Bc, And Again C. 612 – C. 320 Bc (Wiki)