Ancient & Historic
18 entries in the City Atlas compendium.
JerusalemA holy city to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and a focal point of the Israeli–PalestinIstanbulA city on two continents, straddling the Bosphorus.DamascusThe oldest capital city in the world, nestled at the foothills of the Anti-Lebanon MountaiVaranasiThe luminous city on the Ganges, ancient seat of learning and liberation.KyotoThe thousand-year capital of Japan, where imperial history and cultural heritage endure.Xi'anAncient capital of China, home of the Terracotta Army.AlexandriaMediterranean's Bride, Pearl of the Mediterranean, AlexBaghdadCenter of Learning on the TigrisIsfahanA historic crossroads of Persian culture and architecture.SamarkandCrossroads of Cultures on the Silk RoadCuscoHistorical Capital of Peru and former capital of the Inca EmpireLuxorWhere the living city meets the eternal realm of the dead.BabylonAncient city on the Euphrates, centre of Babylonia and home of two great empires.CarthageAncient Phoenician city on the coast of Tunisia, once capital of a powerful Punic empire.EphesusAncient Greek city on the Ionian coast, home to the Temple of Artemis and a 24,000-seat thPompeiiA Roman city frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.PetraThe Rose City of the NabataeansJerichoThe world's oldest city, rising from the depths of history in the Jordan Valley.
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