Former Largest Cities

Connected Sites: 19

Formerly was among the largest cities in the world.

Connected Sites

  • Pyramids (Memphis)
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.50
    421
    12
    Memphis Was Largest City From 3100 B.C. To 2800 B.C.
  • Ancient Thebes
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.39
    343
    11
    Largest City Around 2000 B.C.
  • Yin Xu
    Yin Xu
    China
    Inscribed: 2006
    3.19
    62
    3
    Around 1300 B.C.
  • Carthage
    Carthage
    Tunisia
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.14
    218
    6
    Around 300 B.C.
  • Rome
    Rome
    Holy See, Italy
    Inscribed: 1980
    4.57
    935
    13
    From 0-300 A.D.
  • Istanbul
    Istanbul
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 1985
    4.37
    669
    12
    From 350-550 A.D.
  • Cordoba
    Cordoba
    Spain
    Inscribed: 1984
    4.18
    488
    9
    From 920-1000 A.D.
  • Ancient Merv
    Ancient Merv
    Turkmenistan
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.83
    48
    5
    Around 1150 A.D.
  • Imperial Palace
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.18
    484
    11
    Beijing, 1425-1625
  • Tower of London
    Tower of London
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1988
    3.39
    910
    20
    London, 1820-1915
  • Teotihuacan
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.29
    344
    8
    150-450 Ad
  • Gyeongju
    Gyeongju
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.30
    181
    14
    During The Unified Silla Period (618ad To 918ad), Gyeonju's Peak Population Likely Reached 1,000,000 Inhabitants (Wiki)
  • 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.
  • Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.03
    299
    8
    Chang’An (Xi’An) Had Around 400,000 Inhabitants Between 200 And 100 Bc
  • West Lake
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.30
    200
    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)
  • Moenjodaro
    Moenjodaro
    Pakistan
    Inscribed: 1980
    3.51
    32
    3
  • Ahwar of Southern Iraq
    Inscribed: 2016
    2.98
    28
    4