Former Largest Cities

Connected Sites: 19

Formerly was among the largest cities in the world.

Connected Sites

  • Yin Xu
    Yin Xu
    China
    Inscribed: 2006
    3.19
    47
    3
    Around 1300 B.C.
  • Carthage
    Carthage
    Tunisia
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.14
    170
    6
    Around 300 B.C.
  • Rome
    Rome
    Holy See, Italy
    Inscribed: 1980
    4.57
    661
    13
    From 0-300 A.D.
  • Ancient Merv
    Ancient Merv
    Turkmenistan
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.83
    41
    5
    Around 1150 A.D.
  • Çatalhöyük
    Inscribed: 2012
    3.45
    75
    7
    with a good probability the worlds largest city around 7000 BC with an estimate of 5000-10000 inhabitants.
  • Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.03
    214
    8
    Chang’an (Xi’an) had around 400,000 inhabitants between 200 and 100 BC
  • Babylon
    Inscribed: 2019
    3.13
    29
    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)
  • Imperial Palace
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.19
    333
    11
    Beijing, 1425-1625
  • Cordoba
    Cordoba
    Spain
    Inscribed: 1984
    4.18
    376
    9
    From 920-1000 A.D.
  • West Lake
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.30
    139
    6
    Hangzhou had around a Million inhabitants between 1200 and 1400.
  • Tower of London
    Tower of London
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1988
    3.40
    639
    21
    London, 1820-1915
  • Teotihuacan
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.29
    262
    8
    150-450 AD
  • Susa
    Susa
    Iran
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.40
    30
    4
    possibly the largest city around 3500 BC.
  • Pyramids (Memphis)
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.51
    314
    12
    Memphis was largest city from 3100 B.C. to 2800 B.C.
  • Istanbul
    Istanbul
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 1985
    4.37
    484
    12
    From 350-550 A.D.
  • Gyeongju
    Gyeongju
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.30
    145
    14
    During the Unified Silla period (618AD to 918AD), Gyeonju's peak population likely reached 1,000,000 inhabitants (wiki)
  • Ancient Thebes
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.38
    256
    11
    Largest city around 2000 B.C.
  • Moenjodaro
    Moenjodaro
    Pakistan
    Inscribed: 1980
    3.51
    26
    3
    possibly the largest city around 2400 BC with around 40000 inhabitants
  • Ahwar of Southern Iraq
    Inscribed: 2016
    2.98
    23
    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.