3800:
1316:
2475:– a harbor city or an economical complex of small harbors and trade routes set on the mouth of the Guadalquivir river, in modern Andalusia, Spain. Tartessos is believed to be either the seat of an independent kingdom or a community of palatial cities devoted to exporting the mineral resources of the Hispanic mainland to the sea, to meet the Phoenician and Greek traders. Its destruction is still a matter of debate among historians, and one modern tendency tends to believe that Tartessos was never a city, but a culture complex.
140:
43:
159:
2828:– Rediscovered in 1922, it remains one of the most remote and least visited Maya sites. Located 44 km (27 miles) south-south-east of Calakmul, and 65 km (40 miles) north of Tikal, it is believed to have had strategic importance to, and been vulnerable to military attacks by, both neighbours. Its ancient name was identified in the mid-1990s as
2715:– The Lost Villages are ten communities (Aultsville, Dickinson's Landing, Farran's Point, Maple Grove, Mille Roches, Moulinette, Santa Cruz, Sheek's Island, Wales, Woodlands) in the Canadian province of Ontario, in the former townships of Cornwall and Osnabruck (now South Stormont) near Cornwall, which were permanently submerged by the creation of the
3953:
1417:– was a sovereign polity that pre-dated the Hispanic establishment of the Philippines and notable for having established trade relations with the Kingdom of Brunei, and with Song and Ming dynasty China. Its existence was recorded both in the Chinese Imperial annals Zhu Fan Zhi (諸番志) and History of Song.
189:
that fell into terminal decline and became extensively or completely uninhabited, with the consequence that the site's former significance was no longer known to the wider world. The locations of many lost cities have been forgotten, but some have been rediscovered and studied extensively by
217:
generally fall into two broad categories: those where all knowledge of the city's existence was forgotten before it was rediscovered, and those whose memory was preserved in myth, legend, or historical records but whose location was lost or at least no longer widely recognized.
317:
in Peru. Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", it is perhaps the most familiar icon of the Inca World. Machu Picchu was built around 1450, at the height of the Inca Empire. It was abandoned just over 100 years later, in 1572, as a belated result of the
352:. The city was thought to be legend until 2001, when it was rediscovered in the Helike Delta. In 1988, the Greek archaeologist Dora Katsonopoulou launched the Helike Project to locate the site of the lost city. In 1994, in collaboration with the
360:
survey was carried out in the midplain of the delta, which revealed the outlines of a buried building. In 1995, this target was excavated (now known as the Klonis site), and a large Roman building with standing walls was brought to light.
502:, who lavished an extensive public works program on the city, including diverting the course of a nearby river. The river later returned to its original course, burying much of the city in silt and sand. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
2656:, East Sussex – old Winchelsea, important Channel port, population of over 4000, abandoned after 1287 inundation and coastal erosion. Modern Winchelsea, 2 miles (3.2 km) inland, was built to replace it as a planned town by
4004:
Alvarez-Zarikian, Carlos A.; Soter, Steven; Katsonopoulou, Dora (2008). "Recurrent
Submergence and Uplift in the Area of Ancient Helike, Gulf of Corinth, Greece: Microfaunal and Archaeological Evidence".
3430:– (Also known as Libertalia) was a pirate colony founded in the 17th century by pirate Captain James Misson (occasionally spelled "Mission") that is still disputed by historians today.
248:. The Spanish did not rebuild the city, and the location went unrecorded and was forgotten until it was rediscovered through a detailed examination of period letters and documents.
4166:
330:
to Machu Picchu, which had been largely forgotten by everybody except the small number of people living in the immediate valley. Nevertheless, Peruvian explorer and farmer
2970:– an attempt by Spain to found a mission in Virginia in the mid-16th century. The entire party of 30 was massacred by Indians in February 1571. Only one survivor was left.
4226:
3531:
That some cities are considered legendary does not mean they did not in fact exist. Some that were once considered legendary are now known to have existed, such as
3020:
2386:, was abandoned in the 17th century after the Northern Sea Route was banned. Mangazeya was considered lost until it was re-discovered by archaeologists in 1967.
4295:
1315:
334:
predated this discovery by 9 years, having found the Inca site on July 14, 1902. He left a charcoal inscription bearing the words "A. Lizárraga 1902".
4393:
3368:(City of the Caesars, also variously known as City of Patagonia, Elelín, Lin Lin, Trapalanda, Trapananda, or Wandering City) – a legendary city in
3218:
2588:, Wales – former village on the North Welsh coast, abandoned after its quarry closed during World War II. Now regenerated as a language centre.
2249:
age. As sea levels retreated (the shoreline is 7m lower today than in 1000) the city was no longer accessible from the ocean and was abandoned.
4336:
3988:
3918:
295:
had lived there for perhaps several generations in the past. Typically this lack of information is due to a lack of surviving written or
4176:
2952:– In Costa Rica. It is believed that the site was inhabited from 1500 BCE to 1400 CE, and had at its peak a population of around 10,000.
867:
4359:
4142:
3963:
2603:
126:
307:
With the development of archaeology and the application of modern techniques, many previously lost cities have been rediscovered.
3037:. At its height Cahokia is believed to have had a population of between 40,000 and 80,000 people, making it amongst the largest
4253:
3774:
3041:
cities of the
Americas. It is known chiefly for its huge pyramidal mounds of compacted earth. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
2211:
512:– Roman city founded by the emperor Trajan around 100 CE, covered by sand in the 7th century. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
206:
and adventurers in Africa, the
Americas, and Southeast Asia from the 15th century onwards eventually led to the development of
4431:
64:
2082:- a group of islands between Iceland and Greenland that were briefly settled before being destroyed in a volcanic eruption.
1825:– the megalith complex had been laid in ruins and re-erected many times in history – from the Bronze Age until Middle Ages.
3631:
3627:
1919:
4257:
3882:
326:
introduced by travelers before the
Spanish conquistadors arrived in the area. In 1911, Melchor Arteaga led the explorer
276:
era. Buried by time, the city was consigned to the realm of legend until the location was first excavated in the 1860s.
171:
107:
4349:
4239:
3828:
3666:
3574:
79:
3242:
2883:
1747:
4191:
Thorkild
Jacobsen, "The Sumerian King List", Assyriological Studies 11, Chicago: University of Chricago Press, 1939
2079:
654:– capital during the 12th Dynasty. Exact location still unknown, but it is believed to lie near the modern town of
474:
of North Africa, before being destroyed by the Arabs after its capture in 697 CE. Now a UNESCO World
Heritage Site.
60:
31:
3017:- a Spanish fort build by the Pardo expedition in 1567. Destroyed by Indians one year later. Rediscovered in 2016.
226:
Cities may become lost for a variety of reasons including natural disasters, economic or social upheaval, or war.
53:
3303:
2562:, Devon – built on a beach, last resident left in 1960, closed to public. Several derelict buildings still stand.
2459:– drowned Ibero-Greek settlement in the Catalan shore, Spain. Mentioned by Greek, Roman and Medieval chroniclers.
1353:
1264:
1197:
1183:
1169:
1139:
942:
762:
634:
86:
4202:
4426:
3757:
3725:
3684:
3676:
3559:
3152:
2737:
3590:
2425:
4189:
2598:
in the 13th and 14th centuries, although the owners of the archaeological site retained the right to elect a
190:
scientists. Recently abandoned cities or cities whose location was never in question might be referred to as
3660:
3652:
3641:
3299:
3044:
2986:
2763:
331:
151:
3950:
Burger, Richard L. (C. J. MacCurdy
Professor and Current Chairman of the Council on Archaeological Studies)
93:
4337:
https://www.science.org/content/article/laser-mapping-reveals-oldest-amazonian-cities-built-2500-years-ago
3783:
1809:
1600:
2807:– This ancient place of pilgrimage is still the most visited Maya ruin. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
2300:
4401:
3595:
3585:
3295:
3275:
3014:
3004:
1853:
1241:
1179:
1000:
677:
4312:
3908:
2706:
75:
3981:
Cradle of gold: the story of Hiram
Bingham, a real-life Indiana Jones and the search for Machu Picchu
3805:
3719:
3700:
3680:
3670:
3603:
3492:
2599:
353:
291:
in 1825, but the remains of temples and other structures on the island indicate that a population of
284:
2456:
1918:– In 1553, the city was razed, the roads broken up and the fields ploughed and salted by command of
4134:
3778:
3417:
3390:
3365:
3184:
3106:
3090:
3034:
2798:
2716:
2657:
1721:
1584:
994:
823:
669:
434:
2414:– one of the first capitals of the medieval Serbian state of Raška, abandoned in the 13th century.
1463:
4030:
4022:
3833:
3761:
3607:
3506:
3354:
3350:
2519:
2389:
2383:
1836:
1548:
1237:
1207:
1095:
784:
735:
299:
and a lack of archaeological data as in the case of the remote and fairly unknown Malden Island.
4227:"Arkæologer finder spor fra druknet middelalderhavn: Hvordan kunne den forsvinde så pludseligt?"
3190:
2320:
2159:
1881:
1876:
1866:
1260:
3011:. It was home to around 20,000 people at its height, and it was inhabited from c. 1450–1700 AD.
2178:. The exact location of the village and its associated hot springs can no longer be identified.
2054:
340:
was an ancient Greek city that sank at night in the winter of 373 BCE. The city was located in
4355:
4171:
4148:
4138:
3984:
3959:
3949:
3914:
3843:
3813:
3743:
3735:
3038:
2967:
2782:
2712:
2507:
2399:
1871:
1458:
1367:
788:
499:
327:
199:
143:
4083:
3610:); the series features several such lost cities, but Opar is the one which appears most often
2644:, Scotland – Neolithic settlement buried under sediment. Uncovered by a winter storm in 1850.
1932:
1739:
4098:
4014:
3715:
3656:
3288:
3202:
2974:
2729:
1985:
1743:
1561:
1341:
1159:
1149:
1029:– located in India, former capital (1533–1740) of the Northern Provinces of Portuguese India
695:
319:
241:
234:
186:
4069:
2113:, capital of a Duchy ruled by the Farnese family. It was destroyed by a Papal army in 1649.
1152:
of Punjab, Pakistan – was a large town of the Indus Valley
Civilization, not yet excavated.
139:
3617:
3048:
2934:
civilization, whose territory extended from the Gulf Coast across to the
Pacific Coast of
2553:
2529:
2096:
2092:
2058:
1975:
1672:
1498:
1494:
1347:
558:
349:
314:
1504:
3119:– Currently known as Rosaspata, a residence and ceremonial center of the Neo-Inca State.
2152:– ancient Greek colonial city of unsurpassed wealth utterly destroyed by its arch-rival
3769:
3765:
3753:
3739:
3695:
3690:
3569:
3565:
3433:
3252:
3208:
3170:
3110:
3053:
3008:
2848:– One of two major powers in the classic Maya period. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
2585:
2565:
2438:
1681:
1518:
1109:
896:
863:
769:
757:
708:
607:– built between the 11th and the 14th century, this city is the namesake of modern-day
604:
471:
430:
416:
296:
163:
100:
272:. Repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt, the city slowly declined and was abandoned in the
4421:
4415:
4034:
3445:
3398:
3230:
3198:
3194:
2887:
2873:
2306:
2287:
2167:
2106:
2016:
1915:
1831:– an ancient Thracian city, discovered and excavated in 1948. It was founded by king
1404:
1388:
1117:
1113:
1099:
1049:
877:
739:
614:
592:
523:
280:
4282:
4261:
3375:
2556:
policy adopted by council in 2019 due to flooding prospects following climate change
948:
3818:
3646:
3329:
3096:
3089:– One of the last bastions of Incan resistance against the Spaniards and refuge of
3086:
2990:
2982:
2804:
2609:
2428:) – 3500 years old town (rediscovered in the 20th century) and archaeological site.
2314:
2290:– early trading post dating to the 9th century BC. Abandoned in the 8th century AD.
2163:
1936:
1757:
1753:
1637:
1575:
1571:
1543:
1528:
1485:
1471:
1323:
1286:
1233:
1223:
1217:
1189:
1105:
1032:
812:
743:
527:
491:
487:
357:
310:
279:
Other settlements are lost with few or no clues to their abandonment. For example,
147:
17:
3863:
2622:, England – near to Ravenser Odd, lost to coastal erosion at some time after 1471.
2019:– in the Aegean, reputed site of an ancient temple still visible on the sea floor.
1726:
1522:
4113:
2842:, known for its beautiful art and architecture. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
2044:, is about 5,000 years old, and is the oldest submerged archaeological town site.
3449:
3437:
3334:
2909:
2669:
2200:
2175:
2131:
2116:
2041:
1832:
1828:
1508:
1414:
1298:
1227:
1203:
956:
912:
840:
798:
753:
749:
622:
440:
345:
207:
203:
42:
3823:
3795:
3637:
3580:
3536:
3515:
3473:
3427:
3423:
3325:
3261:
3183:– A massive ruined city, still covered in jungle, that was the capital of the
2994:
2755:
2653:
2637:
2619:
2545:
2518:– large Romano-British walled city 10 miles (16 km) south of present-day
2511:
2495:
2490:
2462:
2395:
2242:
2217:
2037:
2026:
1967:
1822:
1715:
1687:
1605:
1594:
1590:
1359:
1213:
1145:
1135:
1074:
1010:
1004:
986:
962:
730:
519:
515:
484:– Roman city located in present-day Tunisia. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
424:
410:
259:
195:
158:
4133:. Vol. I: Our Oriental Heritage. Ariel Durant (1st ed.). New York:
1787:– the capital of the ancient Celtic kingdom of Noricum. Possibly in southern
4152:
3729:
3548:
3497:
3385:
3369:
3212:
3162:
3100:
2943:
2595:
2591:
2559:
2472:
2466:
2411:
2375:
2341:
2010:
2006:
1979:
1940:
1905:
1761:
1657:
1642:
1490:
1467:
1436:
1375:
1371:
1363:
1053:
1036:
1020:
990:
966:
938:
792:
775:
463:
392:
385:
292:
288:
273:
3613:
3359:
2522:. Just the walls remain and a street pattern can be discerned from the air.
2188:
3910:
Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time
1023:– located in Gujarat, India – early city of the Indus Valley Civilization.
4375:
4296:"Archaeologists uncover lost Indigenous NE Florida settlement of Sarabay"
4128:
3463:
3454:
3342:
3307:
3256:
3238:
3226:
3134:
2891:
2869:
2835:
2825:
2819:
2815:
2794:
2709:– Viking settlement founded in 1021 AD. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
2683:
2647:
2625:
2579:
2539:
2442:
2269:
2259:
2206:
2139:
1989:
1963:
1952:
1948:
1944:
1893:
1840:
1792:
1691:
1677:
1662:
1647:
1446:
1392:
1335:
1292:
1268:
1175:
1165:
900:
886:– Important cities of the Yuan dynasty, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
846:
802:
704:
691:
655:
608:
588:
470:, destroyed and then rebuilt by Rome. Later served as the capital of the
459:
443:– imperial city of Rameses the Great, now thought to exist beneath Qantir
323:
255:
183:
4099:"The Lost Land of Lemuria: Fabulous Geographies, Catastrophic Histories"
4026:
3414:– legendary underwater city which supposedly may be seen in good weather
1856:
somewhere in the Adriatic on the Croatian coast. Exact location unknown.
433:– administrative capital of ancient Egypt. Little remains. Now a UNESCO
3749:
3710:
3705:
3621:
3477:
3469:
3379:
3337:
3269:
3063:
3030:
3000:
2978:
2949:
2935:
2877:
2839:
2759:
2733:
2677:
2535:
2525:
2515:
2359:
2337:
2230:
2153:
2145:
2135:
2127:
2121:
2032:
1971:
1805:
1788:
1711:
1695:
1667:
1651:
1580:
1552:
states that Kish was the first city to have kings following the deluge.
1534:
1514:
1452:
1442:
1155:
1091:
1070:
1014:
976:
952:
883:
836:
818:
779:
681:
647:
578:
574:
568:
554:
550:
544:
509:
481:
467:
389:
167:
4018:
3401:, but sources also identify it as a tribe or an area mentioned in the
959:. Now largely excavated. Off the coast of the Indian state of Gujarat.
3599:
3519:
3511:
3481:
3459:
3441:
3411:
3407:
3394:
3292:
3248:
3234:
3222:
3180:
3116:
3066:, mentioned in both French and Spanish documents dating to the 1560s.
3059:
3024:
2939:
2641:
2631:
2613:
2575:
2446:
2379:
2369:
2365:
2355:
2324:
2310:
2281:
2246:
2238:
2234:
2171:
2100:
2062:
2022:
1994:
1958:
1784:
1767:
1555:
1538:
1479:
1331:
1319:
1247:
1078:
972:
700:
661:
618:
564:
540:
505:
477:
406:
402:
396:
341:
337:
4049:
2568:, England – a village in what is now the Hampton area of Herne Bay,
313:
is a pre-Columbian Inca site situated on a mountain ridge above the
4114:"Historical Method in Relation to Problems of South Indian History"
2124:– Greek and Roman city south of Naples; three famous Greek temples.
1531:– Paleolithic settlement built by the same culture as Göbekli Tepe.
826:– located in the Taklamakan Desert, on the ancient Silk Road route.
772:– located in the Taklamakan Desert, on the ancient Silk Road route.
547:– a port city of the Aksumite kingdom built between 500 and 300 BC.
258:
in what is now Turkey. It is best known for being the focus of the
3838:
3554:
3501:
3402:
3346:
3166:
3148:
3138:
2931:
2927:
2851:
2845:
2797:– One of two superpowers in the classic Maya period. Now a UNESCO
2673:
2549:
2485:
2450:
2349:
2345:
2264:
2149:
2110:
2066:
1618:
1614:
1565:
1511:
settlement. It was likely not a city, but rather a temple complex.
1475:
1439:
capital, located on the Turkish side of the Armenia–Turkey border.
1314:
1193:
1057:
1026:
1017:, largest Indus Valley Civilization site, dating back to 4600 BCE.
980:
916:
873:
808:
687:
673:
665:
651:
584:
495:
449:– capital during the 21st and 22nd Dynasties, in the Delta region.
446:
269:
264:
238:
191:
157:
138:
4203:"Lost City of Irisagrig Comes to Life in Ancient Stolen Tablets"
3532:
3485:
3265:
3174:
3156:
3142:
2810:
2569:
2441:– either the capital or one of the most important cities of the
1734:
1730:
1707:
1610:
1410:
811:– city located along the Silk Road, important in the history of
420:
251:
245:
230:
214:
4324:
3278:– Urban complex in Ecuadorian Amazon, discovered in early 2024.
2284:- Roman villa Abandoned between the 5th and the 9th century AD.
1200:. The city was one of the early urban settlements in the world.
2445:. Probably located in what nowadays is called "Amaya Peak" in
1835:
around 325 BC. Its ruins are now located at the bottom of the
1445:– ancient Greek city, important stronghold in the time of the
1432:
36:
3027:
settlement which disappeared as the Lenape were pushed west.
2061:, it is believed to have been in the wide plain between the
3524:
2634:, England – mostly abandoned to coastal erosion after 1043.
2582:, encroached by sand and abandoned around the 13th century.
2469:. The site was incrementally abandoned in the 10th century.
1808:– the capital of ancient Illyrian community in present-day
1624:
1230:— was a small settlement in the Indus Valley, now in ruins.
4101:. University of California Press – via Google Books.
4394:"Ancient 'Lost City' Discovered in Peru, Official Claims"
2162:– ancient Roman spa village on the eastern shores of the
4112:
Sastri, Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta (June 9, 1941).
3655:– capital of the lost African kingdom of Kukuanaland in
3109:– Currently known as Espiritu Pampa, the capital of the
395:. Later abandoned, almost totally destroyed. Modern day
322:. It is possible that most of its inhabitants died from
262:
described in the Greek Epic Cycle and especially in the
3215:, one of the first Spanish settlements in the Americas.
3197:
culture. Known for its large semi-pyramidal buildings,
2732:- A possible Viking settlement south of Staumsfjord in
2650:, Wales – declined between the 13th and 15th centuries.
2465:– one of the capital cities founded in Hispania by the
2362:. Flooded by the Ust-Ilimsk Reservoir in the mid-1970s.
4313:
Amazon jungle gives up lost city of the 'Cloud People'
1263:– located in Pakistan's Sindh province, a city of the
969:, India – early city of the Indus Valley Civilization.
3722:, many of which feature lost worlds, races and cities
3268:
site, also known as Tiwanaku. Located in present-day
2912:– Pre-Aztec Mexico. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
2029:
in the 4th century BC and rediscovered in the 1990s.
4050:"Helike Foundation - Discoveries at Ancient Helike"
3420:– An ancient, now sunken, land in the Pacific Ocean
3103:'s Family Palace. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
2602:to represent Old Sarum until the 19th century (see
2542:– purported coronation site and capital of 40 kings
2532:. Once a large town, now reduced to a small village
67:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
3938:. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. 2006.
3738:– ancient city in the Arabian desert described in
3630:– city described in H.P. Lovecraft's short story "
2174:in 1538 during the volcanic eruption that created
2170:. The village and most of the lake were buried by
2099:as having been situated in an unknown location in
2040:– underwater off the coast of southern Laconia in
1210:province — an ancient town, now the site of ruins.
4167:"Metropolis: Angkor, the world's first mega-city"
3616:– sunken city referenced in many of the works of
3444:, said to have been seen by the British explorer
3436:– a city allegedly located in the jungles of the
2612:, England – important port near the mouth of the
1220:— another ancient settlement of the Indus Valley.
4354:(Revised ed.). AltaMira Press. p. 26.
4116:. University of Madras – via Google Books.
3955:Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas
3883:"Cities nearly obliterated by natural disasters"
2303:– the old capital of the Ancient Dacian Kingdom.
4254:"Mangazeya: A 16th Century Arctic Trading City"
4084:"Encyclopedia of Imaginary and Mythical Places"
3527:– legendary city on the western coast of France
3345:– mythical lost continent, mentioned in two of
2781:Incomplete list – for further information, see
419:– located on the now-dry Canopic branch of the
3225:settlement in the mainland of the continental
2616:, lost to coastal erosion in the 14th century.
2572:, drowned and abandoned between 1916 and 1921.
2368:– mythical city beneath the waters in central
2142:in 79 AD and rediscovered in the 18th century.
1356:, Thailand – now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
1344:, Thailand – now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
983:– early city of the Indus Valley Civilization.
202:. The search for such lost cities by European
1162:– early city of the Indus Valley Civilization
8:
1474:settlement, located near the modern city of
198:. Smaller settlements may be referred to as
27:Human settlement that has become uninhabited
3362:– the ancestral homeland in Aztec mythology
1613:– Bronze Age anatolian city made famous by
1138:– located in Pakistan's Sindh province, an
388:– capital during the reign of 18th Dynasty
2628:, Scotland – abandoned in the 15th century
2220:– prosperous city lost to the sea in 1584.
1039:, India. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
268:, one of the two epic poems attributed to
4097:Ramaswamy, Sumathi (September 27, 2004).
3673:for his Ayesha series of adventure novels
3500:– Mythical kingdom said to be located in
1951:. According to folklore, sunken into the
237:was destroyed and depopulated during the
127:Learn how and when to remove this message
2095:– a town of the Sarranates mentioned by
1939:, of the Licates, a tribe of the Celtic
1935:– An ancient hill-top settlement on the
1250:– located in Pakistan's Punjab province.
3855:
2594:, England – population moved to nearby
1168:– located in Pakistan's Sindh province
3315:Undiscovered and fictional lost cities
1943:. Commonly identified with either the
1760:, its status as a separated city from
668:– undiscovered city and centre of the
348:, two kilometres (12 stadia) from the
4086:. McFarland – via Google Books.
3606:(named for his long-time hometown of
3472:– a legendary city and refuge in the
1568:) – now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
1521:. Located near the modern village of
287:, was deserted when first visited by
7:
4376:"Lost cities of the Amazon revealed"
4348:Glassé, Cyril; Huston Smith (2003).
3047:a complex of villages, located near
2138:– all buried during the eruption of
65:adding citations to reliable sources
3551:– from the musical of the same name
3272:. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
3177:. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
3159:. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
2822:. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
1338:– now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
1301:– now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
1295:– now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
1289:– now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
1267:. The city was on the banks of the
1120:. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
1102:. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
805:. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
611:. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
498:. It was the birthplace of Emperor
3514:– legendary city somewhere at the
2241:. Largest trading city around the
941:– located in Gujarat. City of the
25:
4285:, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
3219:Santa María la Antigua del Darién
3798:
2989:– The best known are located at
2686:– abandoned in the 13th century.
2392:– town that was founded in 1152.
1912:was destroyed by a Viking fleet.
254:was a city located in northwest
41:
4082:Bane, Theresa (March 8, 2014).
2323:– a former trading town on the
1455:– Ancient Mesopotamian capital.
52:needs additional citations for
4400:. January 2008. Archived from
3568:– Antarctic city described in
3021:Bethel Indian Town, New Jersey
2214:– flooded in the 16th century.
1908:– In 842, the ancient port of
1684:of Afghanistan, destroyed 1223
1593:– Ceremonial Complex built by
1:
4351:The New Encyclopedia of Islam
3881:Yan, Holly (24 August 2016).
3693:– Central Asian lost city in
3632:The Doom that Came to Sarnath
3151:– An important center of the
1714:, located in the vicinity of
1678:Turquoise Mountain (Firozkoh)
866:– Large stone settlements in
4070:Lost Cities of the Silk Road
3979:Heaney, Christopher (2011).
3936:Encyclopedia of Anthropology
3462:– legendary capital city of
2676:, that was located near the
2057:– central stronghold of the
494:city located in present-day
172:Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
4007:Journal of Coastal Research
3952:; Salazar, Lucy C. (2004).
3829:List of mythological places
3575:At the Mountains of Madness
3446:Col. Percy Harrison Fawcett
3393:– this may refer to a lost
3033:– Located near present-day
1216:– located near the city of
1112:, capital city of medieval
756:centre of trade located in
694:– a lost major city of the
4450:
4201:Jarus, Owen (2018-05-30).
3620:, where the godlike being
3298:said to be located in the
2981:) culture, located in the
2838:– in the Mexican state of
2771:Mexico and Central America
2378:– a trading colony on the
2203:– ancient Roman settlement
146:rediscovered the ruins of
32:Lost city (disambiguation)
29:
4364:– via Google Books.
4258:San José State University
4240:Charlemagne and the Avars
4130:The story of civilization
3968:– via Google Books.
3958:. Yale University Press.
3923:– via Google Books.
3696:Ayesha: The Return of She
3304:Gracias a Dios Department
3255:) located in present-day
1265:Indus Valley civilization
1198:Indus Valley civilization
1184:Indus Valley civilization
1170:Indus Valley civilization
1140:Indus Valley civilization
943:Indus Valley civilization
763:The Travels of Marco Polo
635:Lost City of the Kalahari
3864:"History of Archaeology"
3758:An Inhabitant of Carcosa
3711:Heu-Heu; or, The Monster
3560:The Chronicles of Narnia
3328:– important city in the
3153:Norte Chico civilization
3062:settlement in northeast
2884:San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán
2738:Saga of the Greenlanders
1978:", a storm surge in the
1680:– summer capital of the
1583:– Second Capital of the
1525:in north-central Turkey.
1244:Buddhist monastery site.
1178:– located in Pakistan's
365:Lost cities by continent
3983:. New York: MacMillan.
3768:writers beginning with
3640:– fictional place from
3382:, submerged in the sea.
3245:in 1510. Found in 2012.
3045:Pueblo Grande de Nevada
2987:Southwest United States
2764:1692 Jamaica earthquake
2578:, Wales – a village in
1710:– final capital of the
672:, the leader of which,
4179:on September 23, 2008.
3913:. Plume. p. 306.
3784:A Song of Ice and Fire
3714:, one of the eighteen
3681:Sir H. Rider Haggard's
3657:Sir H. Rider Haggard's
3193:– Largest city of the
1810:Bosnia and Herzegovina
1800:Bosnia and Herzegovina
1327:
1240:province — an ancient
1118:Khas (Nepali) language
993:, India. Now a UNESCO
899:, historic capital of
847:Alexandria in Margiana
621:– lost capital of the
557:– 1000 BC city of the
405:– capital city of the
175:
166:, a city built by the
155:
4432:Lost cities and towns
4127:Durant, Will (1963).
3760:," and later used by
3591:Tolkien's legendarium
3586:The Lord of the Rings
3378:– An ancient city of
3366:Ciudad de los Cesares
3243:Vasco Núñez de Balboa
3015:Fort San Juan (Joara)
3005:Arkansas City, Kansas
2886:– In the present day
2872:– In the present day
2854:– Mayan coastal city.
1702:Uncertain or disputed
1399:Uncertain or disputed
1318:
1044:Uncertain or disputed
1001:Puhar, Mayiladuthurai
907:Uncertain or disputed
678:Upper and Lower Egypt
629:Uncertain or disputed
161:
150:in 1911, preceded by
142:
4404:on January 17, 2008.
4135:Simon & Schuster
3907:Adams, Mark (2012).
3806:Civilizations portal
3720:Sir H. Rider Haggard
3701:Sir H. Rider Haggard
3671:Sir H. Rider Haggard
3661:King Solomon's Mines
3604:Edgar Rice Burroughs
3518:coast of Germany or
3493:Seven Cities of Gold
2930:– Chief city of the
2600:Member of Parliament
2528:, England – lost to
2398:– a trading town of
2348:river, razed by the
2233:– In Viksfjord near
2080:Gunnbjörn's skerries
1322:was rediscovered by
1196:— early city of the
354:University of Patras
61:improve this article
30:For other uses, see
4398:National Geographic
4327:, Lostcitytour.com.
4264:on 25 November 2002
3779:George R. R. Martin
3589:and other works in
3466:in Turkic mythology
3391:Iram of the Pillars
3185:Chachapoyas culture
3091:Manco Inca Yupanqui
3035:St. Louis, Missouri
2799:World Heritage Site
2762:– Destroyed by the
2717:St. Lawrence Seaway
2672:– a capital of the
2658:Edward I of England
2301:Sarmisegetuza Regia
2009:– on the island of
1982:on January 16, 1362
1974:, sunk during the "
1733:, near the town of
1722:Iram of the Pillars
1585:Neo-Assyrian Empire
1507:– 12,000 years old
1370:, now in Trowulan,
1226:– located near the
1052:– a fictional lost
995:World Heritage Site
670:Thinite Confederacy
637:– possibly invented
581:– 700 BC lost city.
571:– 800 BC lost town.
435:World Heritage Site
222:How cities are lost
18:Lost city (fiction)
4229:. 5 February 2024.
3834:List of lost lands
3762:Robert W. Chambers
3608:Oak Park, Illinois
3507:Sodom and Gomorrah
3276:Upano Valley Sites
3221:– First permanent
2973:The cities of the
2736:alluded to in the
2707:L'Anse aux Meadows
2520:Reading, Berkshire
2424:Myšia Hôrka (near
2384:Northern Sea Route
2358:– a small town in
1837:Koprinka Reservoir
1764:is still disputed.
1716:Samosdelka, Russia
1549:Sumerian king list
1366:– capital city of
1328:
1238:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1208:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1096:Rupandehi district
951:– ancient city of
876:– The capitals of
680:and was the first
200:abandoned villages
176:
156:
4252:Watkins, Thayer.
4172:Independent.co.uk
4019:10.2112/05-0454.1
3990:978-0-230-11204-9
3920:978-0-452-29798-2
3844:Societal collapse
3814:Abandoned village
3744:The Nameless City
3736:The Nameless City
3448:some time before
3187:in Northern Peru.
3173:, in present-day
3155:, in present-day
3141:, in present-day
2938:, in present-day
2783:Maya civilization
2508:Calleva Atrebatum
1839:near the city of
1756:– capital of the
1746:. Jewish city in
1690:– capital of the
1574:– capital of the
1517:– capital of the
1493:– Capital of the
1368:Majapahit Kingdom
1148:– located in the
791:, on the ancient
789:Taklamakan Desert
787:– located in the
738:– capital of the
707:– capital of the
599:Subsaharan Africa
500:Septimius Severus
332:Agustín Lizárraga
152:Agustín Lizárraga
137:
136:
129:
111:
16:(Redirected from
4439:
4406:
4405:
4390:
4384:
4383:
4372:
4366:
4365:
4345:
4339:
4334:
4328:
4325:Lost City Teyuna
4322:
4316:
4310:
4304:
4303:
4292:
4286:
4280:
4274:
4273:
4271:
4269:
4260:. Archived from
4249:
4243:
4237:
4231:
4230:
4223:
4217:
4216:
4214:
4213:
4198:
4192:
4187:
4181:
4180:
4175:. Archived from
4163:
4157:
4156:
4124:
4118:
4117:
4109:
4103:
4102:
4094:
4088:
4087:
4079:
4073:
4067:
4061:
4060:
4058:
4057:
4048:Paul Kronfield.
4045:
4039:
4038:
4001:
3995:
3994:
3976:
3970:
3969:
3946:
3940:
3939:
3931:
3925:
3924:
3904:
3898:
3897:
3895:
3893:
3878:
3872:
3871:
3860:
3808:
3803:
3802:
3801:
3742:'s short story "
3716:Allan Quatermain
3685:Allan Quatermain
3300:Mosquitia region
3289:La Ciudad Blanca
3203:Huaca de la Luna
2975:Ancestral Pueblo
2309:– a port on the
1748:The Great Revolt
1627:– Sumerian city.
1558:– Sumerian city.
1499:Sassanid Empires
1160:Punjab, Pakistan
1150:Cholistan Desert
1098:, birthplace of
1081:, southern India
696:Kingdom of Aksum
320:Spanish Conquest
242:conquest of Peru
233:capital city of
132:
125:
121:
118:
112:
110:
69:
45:
37:
21:
4449:
4448:
4442:
4441:
4440:
4438:
4437:
4436:
4427:Lists of cities
4412:
4411:
4410:
4409:
4392:
4391:
4387:
4374:
4373:
4369:
4362:
4347:
4346:
4342:
4335:
4331:
4323:
4319:
4311:
4307:
4294:
4293:
4289:
4281:
4277:
4267:
4265:
4251:
4250:
4246:
4238:
4234:
4225:
4224:
4220:
4211:
4209:
4207:livescience.com
4200:
4199:
4195:
4188:
4184:
4165:
4164:
4160:
4145:
4137:. p. 394.
4126:
4125:
4121:
4111:
4110:
4106:
4096:
4095:
4091:
4081:
4080:
4076:
4068:
4064:
4055:
4053:
4047:
4046:
4042:
4013:(1A): 110–125.
4003:
4002:
3998:
3991:
3978:
3977:
3973:
3966:
3948:
3947:
3943:
3933:
3932:
3928:
3921:
3906:
3905:
3901:
3891:
3889:
3880:
3879:
3875:
3862:
3861:
3857:
3852:
3804:
3799:
3797:
3794:
3679:– appearing in
3618:H. P. Lovecraft
3545:
3322:
3317:
3285:
3233:region between
3169:. Located near
3131:
3126:
3083:
3078:
3073:
3049:Overton, Nevada
3009:Wichita culture
2964:
2959:
2924:
2919:
2906:
2901:
2866:
2861:
2791:
2778:
2773:
2752:
2747:
2726:
2703:
2698:
2693:
2666:
2554:managed retreat
2530:coastal erosion
2504:
2482:
2435:
2426:Spišský Štvrtok
2421:
2408:
2334:
2321:Orașul de Floci
2297:
2278:
2256:
2227:
2197:
2185:
2097:Pliny the Elder
2093:Acerrae Vatriae
2089:
2076:
2051:
2003:
1976:Grote Mandrenke
1929:
1902:
1890:
1863:
1850:
1819:
1802:
1781:
1776:
1712:Khazar Khagnate
1704:
1634:
1429:
1424:
1401:
1385:
1348:Mahendraparvata
1313:
1308:
1283:
1278:
1257:
1194:Sindh, Pakistan
1132:
1127:
1088:
1073:– located near
1067:
1046:
935:
930:
925:
909:
893:
868:Neolithic China
860:
855:
833:
760:, mentioned in
727:
722:
717:
644:
631:
601:
559:Kingdom of Axum
537:
456:
382:
377:
372:
367:
350:Corinthian Gulf
315:Urubamba Valley
305:
285:central Pacific
224:
133:
122:
116:
113:
70:
68:
58:
46:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
4447:
4446:
4443:
4435:
4434:
4429:
4424:
4414:
4413:
4408:
4407:
4385:
4367:
4360:
4340:
4329:
4317:
4315:, News.com.au.
4305:
4302:. 8 June 2021.
4300:Heritage Daily
4287:
4275:
4244:
4232:
4218:
4193:
4182:
4158:
4143:
4119:
4104:
4089:
4074:
4062:
4040:
3996:
3989:
3971:
3964:
3941:
3926:
3919:
3899:
3873:
3854:
3853:
3851:
3848:
3847:
3846:
3841:
3836:
3831:
3826:
3821:
3816:
3810:
3809:
3793:
3790:
3789:
3788:
3772:
3770:H.P. Lovecraft
3766:Cthulhu Mythos
3754:Ambrose Bierce
3747:
3740:H.P. Lovecraft
3733:
3723:
3703:
3688:
3674:
3664:
3650:
3644:'s 1933 novel
3635:
3625:
3611:
3593:
3578:
3570:H.P. Lovecraft
3563:
3552:
3544:
3541:
3529:
3528:
3522:
3509:
3504:
3495:
3489:
3467:
3457:
3452:
3434:Lost City of Z
3431:
3421:
3415:
3405:
3388:
3383:
3373:
3363:
3357:
3340:
3332:
3321:
3318:
3316:
3313:
3312:
3311:
3284:
3283:Status Unknown
3281:
3280:
3279:
3273:
3259:
3253:Ciudad Perdida
3246:
3216:
3206:
3188:
3178:
3160:
3146:
3130:
3127:
3125:
3122:
3121:
3120:
3114:
3111:Neo-Inca State
3104:
3094:
3082:
3079:
3077:
3074:
3072:
3069:
3068:
3067:
3056:
3054:Roanoke Colony
3051:
3042:
3028:
3018:
3012:
3007:. City of the
2998:
2985:region of the
2971:
2968:Ajacán Mission
2963:
2960:
2958:
2955:
2954:
2953:
2947:
2923:
2920:
2918:
2915:
2914:
2913:
2905:
2902:
2900:
2899:Totonac Cities
2897:
2896:
2895:
2881:
2865:
2862:
2860:
2857:
2856:
2855:
2849:
2843:
2833:
2823:
2813:
2808:
2802:
2790:
2787:
2777:
2774:
2772:
2769:
2768:
2767:
2751:
2748:
2746:
2743:
2742:
2741:
2725:
2722:
2721:
2720:
2710:
2702:
2699:
2697:
2694:
2692:
2689:
2688:
2687:
2681:
2665:
2662:
2661:
2660:
2651:
2645:
2635:
2629:
2623:
2617:
2607:
2589:
2586:Nant Gwrtheyrn
2583:
2573:
2566:Hampton-on-Sea
2563:
2557:
2543:
2533:
2523:
2503:
2502:United Kingdom
2500:
2499:
2498:
2493:
2488:
2481:
2478:
2477:
2476:
2470:
2460:
2454:
2434:
2431:
2430:
2429:
2420:
2417:
2416:
2415:
2407:
2404:
2403:
2402:
2400:Rus' Khaganate
2393:
2387:
2373:
2363:
2353:
2333:
2330:
2329:
2328:
2318:
2304:
2296:
2293:
2292:
2291:
2285:
2277:
2274:
2273:
2272:
2267:
2262:
2255:
2252:
2251:
2250:
2226:
2223:
2222:
2221:
2215:
2209:
2204:
2196:
2193:
2192:
2191:
2184:
2181:
2180:
2179:
2157:
2143:
2125:
2119:
2114:
2104:
2088:
2085:
2084:
2083:
2075:
2072:
2071:
2070:
2050:
2047:
2046:
2045:
2035:
2030:
2020:
2014:
2002:
1999:
1998:
1997:
1992:
1983:
1961:
1956:
1928:
1925:
1924:
1923:
1913:
1901:
1898:
1897:
1896:
1889:
1886:
1885:
1884:
1879:
1874:
1869:
1862:
1859:
1858:
1857:
1849:
1846:
1845:
1844:
1826:
1818:
1815:
1814:
1813:
1801:
1798:
1797:
1796:
1780:
1777:
1775:
1772:
1771:
1770:
1765:
1751:
1737:
1724:
1719:
1703:
1700:
1699:
1698:
1685:
1682:Ghurid dynasty
1675:
1670:
1665:
1660:
1655:
1645:
1640:
1633:
1630:
1629:
1628:
1622:
1608:
1603:
1598:
1588:
1578:
1569:
1559:
1553:
1541:
1532:
1526:
1519:Hittite Empire
1512:
1502:
1488:
1483:
1461:
1456:
1450:
1440:
1428:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1419:
1418:
1408:
1400:
1397:
1396:
1395:
1384:
1381:
1380:
1379:
1357:
1351:
1345:
1339:
1312:
1309:
1307:
1306:Southeast Asia
1304:
1303:
1302:
1296:
1290:
1282:
1279:
1277:
1274:
1273:
1272:
1269:Ghaghara River
1256:
1253:
1252:
1251:
1245:
1231:
1221:
1211:
1201:
1187:
1173:
1163:
1153:
1143:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1122:
1121:
1116:and origin of
1110:Jumla district
1103:
1087:
1084:
1083:
1082:
1066:
1063:
1062:
1061:
1045:
1042:
1041:
1040:
1030:
1024:
1018:
1008:
998:
984:
970:
960:
955:, hero of the
946:
934:
931:
929:
926:
924:
921:
920:
919:
908:
905:
904:
903:
897:Wanggeom-seong
892:
889:
888:
887:
881:
871:
859:
856:
854:
851:
850:
849:
844:
832:
829:
828:
827:
821:
816:
806:
796:
782:
773:
767:
758:Inner Mongolia
747:
733:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
712:
711:
709:Adal Sultanate
698:
685:
659:
643:
640:
639:
638:
630:
627:
626:
625:
612:
605:Great Zimbabwe
600:
597:
596:
595:
582:
572:
562:
548:
536:
535:Horn of Africa
533:
532:
531:
528:medieval Ghana
513:
503:
485:
475:
472:Vandal Kingdom
462:– initially a
455:
452:
451:
450:
444:
438:
428:
414:
400:
381:
378:
376:
373:
371:
368:
366:
363:
304:
301:
297:oral histories
223:
220:
164:Ciudad Perdida
135:
134:
49:
47:
40:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
4445:
4444:
4433:
4430:
4428:
4425:
4423:
4420:
4419:
4417:
4403:
4399:
4395:
4389:
4386:
4381:
4377:
4371:
4368:
4363:
4361:0-7591-0190-6
4357:
4353:
4352:
4344:
4341:
4338:
4333:
4330:
4326:
4321:
4318:
4314:
4309:
4306:
4301:
4297:
4291:
4288:
4284:
4279:
4276:
4263:
4259:
4255:
4248:
4245:
4241:
4236:
4233:
4228:
4222:
4219:
4208:
4204:
4197:
4194:
4190:
4186:
4183:
4178:
4174:
4173:
4168:
4162:
4159:
4154:
4150:
4146:
4144:0-671-54800-X
4140:
4136:
4132:
4131:
4123:
4120:
4115:
4108:
4105:
4100:
4093:
4090:
4085:
4078:
4075:
4071:
4066:
4063:
4051:
4044:
4041:
4036:
4032:
4028:
4024:
4020:
4016:
4012:
4008:
4000:
3997:
3992:
3986:
3982:
3975:
3972:
3967:
3965:0-300-09763-8
3961:
3957:
3956:
3951:
3945:
3942:
3937:
3930:
3927:
3922:
3916:
3912:
3911:
3903:
3900:
3888:
3884:
3877:
3874:
3869:
3865:
3859:
3856:
3849:
3845:
3842:
3840:
3837:
3835:
3832:
3830:
3827:
3825:
3822:
3820:
3817:
3815:
3812:
3811:
3807:
3796:
3791:
3786:
3785:
3780:
3776:
3773:
3771:
3767:
3763:
3759:
3755:
3752:– created by
3751:
3748:
3745:
3741:
3737:
3734:
3731:
3727:
3724:
3721:
3717:
3713:
3712:
3708:– appears in
3707:
3704:
3702:
3698:
3697:
3692:
3689:
3687:
3686:
3682:
3678:
3675:
3672:
3669:– created by
3668:
3665:
3663:
3662:
3658:
3654:
3651:
3649:
3648:
3643:
3639:
3636:
3633:
3629:
3626:
3623:
3619:
3615:
3612:
3609:
3605:
3601:
3597:
3594:
3592:
3588:
3587:
3582:
3579:
3577:
3576:
3571:
3567:
3564:
3562:
3561:
3556:
3553:
3550:
3547:
3546:
3542:
3540:
3538:
3534:
3526:
3523:
3521:
3517:
3513:
3510:
3508:
3505:
3503:
3499:
3496:
3494:
3490:
3487:
3483:
3479:
3475:
3471:
3468:
3465:
3461:
3458:
3456:
3453:
3451:
3447:
3443:
3439:
3435:
3432:
3429:
3425:
3422:
3419:
3416:
3413:
3409:
3406:
3404:
3400:
3399:Empty Quarter
3396:
3392:
3389:
3387:
3384:
3381:
3377:
3374:
3372:, never found
3371:
3367:
3364:
3361:
3358:
3356:
3352:
3348:
3344:
3341:
3339:
3336:
3333:
3331:
3327:
3324:
3323:
3319:
3314:
3309:
3305:
3301:
3297:
3294:
3290:
3287:
3286:
3282:
3277:
3274:
3271:
3267:
3263:
3260:
3258:
3254:
3250:
3247:
3244:
3241:. Founded by
3240:
3236:
3232:
3228:
3224:
3220:
3217:
3214:
3210:
3207:
3204:
3200:
3199:Huaca del Sol
3196:
3192:
3189:
3186:
3182:
3179:
3176:
3172:
3168:
3164:
3161:
3158:
3154:
3150:
3147:
3144:
3140:
3136:
3133:
3132:
3128:
3123:
3118:
3115:
3112:
3108:
3105:
3102:
3098:
3095:
3092:
3088:
3085:
3084:
3080:
3075:
3071:South America
3070:
3065:
3061:
3057:
3055:
3052:
3050:
3046:
3043:
3040:
3039:Pre-Columbian
3036:
3032:
3029:
3026:
3022:
3019:
3016:
3013:
3010:
3006:
3003:– located in
3002:
2999:
2996:
2992:
2988:
2984:
2980:
2976:
2972:
2969:
2966:
2965:
2961:
2957:United States
2956:
2951:
2948:
2945:
2941:
2937:
2933:
2929:
2926:
2925:
2921:
2916:
2911:
2908:
2907:
2903:
2898:
2893:
2889:
2888:Mexican state
2885:
2882:
2879:
2875:
2874:Mexican state
2871:
2868:
2867:
2863:
2858:
2853:
2850:
2847:
2844:
2841:
2837:
2834:
2831:
2827:
2824:
2821:
2817:
2814:
2812:
2809:
2806:
2803:
2800:
2796:
2793:
2792:
2788:
2786:
2785:
2784:
2775:
2770:
2765:
2761:
2757:
2754:
2753:
2749:
2744:
2739:
2735:
2731:
2728:
2727:
2723:
2718:
2714:
2713:Lost Villages
2711:
2708:
2705:
2704:
2700:
2695:
2691:North America
2690:
2685:
2682:
2679:
2675:
2671:
2668:
2667:
2663:
2659:
2655:
2652:
2649:
2646:
2643:
2639:
2636:
2633:
2630:
2627:
2624:
2621:
2618:
2615:
2611:
2608:
2605:
2601:
2597:
2593:
2590:
2587:
2584:
2581:
2577:
2574:
2571:
2567:
2564:
2561:
2558:
2555:
2551:
2547:
2544:
2541:
2537:
2534:
2531:
2527:
2524:
2521:
2517:
2513:
2509:
2506:
2505:
2501:
2497:
2494:
2492:
2489:
2487:
2484:
2483:
2479:
2474:
2471:
2468:
2464:
2461:
2458:
2455:
2452:
2448:
2444:
2440:
2437:
2436:
2432:
2427:
2423:
2422:
2418:
2413:
2410:
2409:
2405:
2401:
2397:
2394:
2391:
2388:
2385:
2381:
2377:
2374:
2371:
2367:
2364:
2361:
2357:
2354:
2351:
2347:
2343:
2339:
2336:
2335:
2331:
2326:
2322:
2319:
2316:
2312:
2308:
2305:
2302:
2299:
2298:
2294:
2289:
2286:
2283:
2280:
2279:
2275:
2271:
2268:
2266:
2263:
2261:
2258:
2257:
2253:
2248:
2244:
2240:
2236:
2232:
2229:
2228:
2224:
2219:
2216:
2213:
2210:
2208:
2205:
2202:
2199:
2198:
2194:
2190:
2187:
2186:
2182:
2177:
2173:
2169:
2168:Campi Flegrei
2165:
2161:
2158:
2155:
2151:
2147:
2144:
2141:
2137:
2133:
2129:
2126:
2123:
2120:
2118:
2115:
2112:
2108:
2105:
2102:
2098:
2094:
2091:
2090:
2086:
2081:
2078:
2077:
2073:
2068:
2064:
2060:
2056:
2053:
2052:
2048:
2043:
2039:
2036:
2034:
2031:
2028:
2025:– sunk by an
2024:
2021:
2018:
2017:Chryse Island
2015:
2012:
2008:
2005:
2004:
2000:
1996:
1993:
1991:
1987:
1984:
1981:
1977:
1973:
1969:
1965:
1962:
1960:
1957:
1954:
1950:
1947:or pre-Roman
1946:
1942:
1938:
1934:
1931:
1930:
1926:
1921:
1917:
1914:
1911:
1907:
1904:
1903:
1899:
1895:
1892:
1891:
1887:
1883:
1880:
1878:
1875:
1873:
1870:
1868:
1865:
1864:
1860:
1855:
1852:
1851:
1847:
1842:
1838:
1834:
1830:
1827:
1824:
1821:
1820:
1816:
1811:
1807:
1804:
1803:
1799:
1794:
1790:
1786:
1783:
1782:
1778:
1773:
1769:
1766:
1763:
1759:
1755:
1752:
1749:
1745:
1741:
1738:
1736:
1732:
1728:
1725:
1723:
1720:
1717:
1713:
1709:
1706:
1705:
1701:
1697:
1693:
1689:
1686:
1683:
1679:
1676:
1674:
1671:
1669:
1666:
1664:
1661:
1659:
1656:
1653:
1649:
1646:
1644:
1641:
1639:
1636:
1635:
1631:
1626:
1623:
1620:
1616:
1612:
1609:
1607:
1604:
1602:
1599:
1596:
1592:
1589:
1586:
1582:
1579:
1577:
1573:
1570:
1567:
1564:(and capitol
1563:
1562:Mada'in Saleh
1560:
1557:
1554:
1551:
1550:
1545:
1542:
1540:
1536:
1533:
1530:
1527:
1524:
1520:
1516:
1513:
1510:
1506:
1503:
1500:
1496:
1492:
1489:
1487:
1484:
1481:
1477:
1473:
1469:
1465:
1462:
1460:
1457:
1454:
1451:
1448:
1444:
1441:
1438:
1434:
1431:
1430:
1426:
1421:
1416:
1412:
1409:
1406:
1405:Kota Gelanggi
1403:
1402:
1398:
1394:
1390:
1389:Gangga Negara
1387:
1386:
1382:
1377:
1373:
1369:
1365:
1361:
1358:
1355:
1352:
1349:
1346:
1343:
1340:
1337:
1333:
1330:
1329:
1325:
1321:
1317:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1297:
1294:
1291:
1288:
1285:
1284:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1266:
1262:
1259:
1258:
1254:
1249:
1246:
1243:
1242:Indo-Parthian
1239:
1236:– located in
1235:
1232:
1229:
1225:
1222:
1219:
1215:
1212:
1209:
1206:– located in
1205:
1202:
1199:
1195:
1192:– located in
1191:
1188:
1185:
1181:
1177:
1174:
1171:
1167:
1164:
1161:
1158:– located in
1157:
1154:
1151:
1147:
1144:
1141:
1137:
1134:
1133:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1115:
1114:Khasa Kingdom
1111:
1108:– located in
1107:
1104:
1101:
1100:Gautam Buddha
1097:
1094:– located in
1093:
1090:
1089:
1085:
1080:
1076:
1072:
1069:
1068:
1064:
1059:
1055:
1051:
1050:Kumari Kandam
1048:
1047:
1043:
1038:
1035:– located in
1034:
1031:
1028:
1025:
1022:
1019:
1016:
1013:– located in
1012:
1009:
1006:
1003:– located in
1002:
999:
996:
992:
989:– located in
988:
985:
982:
978:
975:– located in
974:
971:
968:
965:– located in
964:
961:
958:
954:
950:
947:
944:
940:
937:
936:
932:
927:
922:
918:
914:
911:
910:
906:
902:
898:
895:
894:
890:
885:
882:
879:
878:Shang dynasty
875:
872:
869:
865:
862:
861:
857:
852:
848:
845:
842:
838:
835:
834:
830:
825:
822:
820:
817:
814:
810:
807:
804:
801:– capital of
800:
797:
794:
790:
786:
783:
781:
777:
774:
771:
768:
765:
764:
759:
755:
751:
748:
745:
741:
740:Mongol Empire
737:
734:
732:
729:
728:
724:
719:
714:
710:
706:
702:
699:
697:
693:
689:
686:
683:
679:
675:
671:
667:
663:
660:
657:
653:
649:
646:
645:
641:
636:
633:
632:
628:
624:
620:
616:
613:
610:
606:
603:
602:
598:
594:
593:Harla Kingdom
591:– capital of
590:
586:
583:
580:
576:
573:
570:
566:
563:
560:
556:
552:
549:
546:
542:
539:
538:
534:
529:
525:
521:
517:
514:
511:
507:
504:
501:
497:
493:
489:
486:
483:
479:
476:
473:
469:
465:
461:
458:
457:
453:
448:
445:
442:
439:
436:
432:
429:
426:
422:
418:
415:
412:
408:
404:
401:
398:
394:
391:
387:
384:
383:
379:
374:
369:
364:
362:
359:
355:
351:
347:
343:
339:
335:
333:
329:
328:Hiram Bingham
325:
321:
316:
312:
308:
302:
300:
298:
294:
290:
286:
282:
281:Malden Island
277:
275:
271:
267:
266:
261:
257:
253:
249:
247:
243:
240:
236:
232:
227:
221:
219:
216:
211:
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
188:
185:
181:
173:
169:
165:
160:
153:
149:
145:
144:Hiram Bingham
141:
131:
128:
120:
109:
106:
102:
99:
95:
92:
88:
85:
81:
78: –
77:
73:
72:Find sources:
66:
62:
56:
55:
50:This article
48:
44:
39:
38:
33:
19:
4402:the original
4397:
4388:
4379:
4370:
4350:
4343:
4332:
4320:
4308:
4299:
4290:
4278:
4266:. Retrieved
4262:the original
4247:
4235:
4221:
4210:. Retrieved
4206:
4196:
4185:
4177:the original
4170:
4161:
4129:
4122:
4107:
4092:
4077:
4065:
4054:. Retrieved
4052:. Helike.org
4043:
4010:
4006:
3999:
3980:
3974:
3954:
3944:
3935:
3929:
3909:
3902:
3890:. Retrieved
3886:
3876:
3867:
3858:
3819:Ephemerality
3782:
3726:Skull Island
3709:
3694:
3683:
3659:
3647:Lost Horizon
3645:
3642:James Hilton
3584:
3573:
3558:
3530:
3397:city in the
3330:Hebrew Bible
3129:Rediscovered
3113:(1539–1572).
3097:Machu Picchu
3087:Choquequirao
3081:Rediscovered
3058:Sarabay – a
2991:Chaco Canyon
2983:Four Corners
2962:Rediscovered
2922:Rediscovered
2904:Rediscovered
2864:Rediscovered
2859:Olmec cities
2829:
2818:– In modern
2805:Chichen Itza
2789:Rediscovered
2780:
2779:
2750:Rediscovered
2724:Undiscovered
2701:Rediscovered
2610:Ravenser Odd
2604:William Pitt
2344:city on the
2340:– important
2164:Lucrine Lake
2109:– a city in
1909:
1758:Golden Horde
1632:Undiscovered
1576:Golden Horde
1547:
1529:Karahan Tepe
1505:Göbekli Tepe
1486:Choqa Zanbil
1472:Chalcolithic
1427:Rediscovered
1422:Western Asia
1383:Undiscovered
1378:, Indonesia.
1324:Henri Mouhot
1311:Rediscovered
1287:Anuradhapura
1281:Rediscovered
1255:Undiscovered
1234:Takht-i-Bahi
1224:Sutkagan Dor
1190:Mohenjo-daro
1130:Rediscovered
1106:Sinja Valley
1065:Undiscovered
1033:Vijayanagara
933:Rediscovered
891:Undiscovered
858:Rediscovered
843:trading port
831:Undiscovered
813:Central Asia
761:
744:Genghis Khan
725:Rediscovered
720:Central Asia
642:Undiscovered
488:Leptis Magna
375:Rediscovered
358:magnetometer
346:Peloponnesos
336:
311:Machu Picchu
309:
306:
278:
263:
250:
228:
225:
212:
179:
177:
148:Machu Picchu
123:
114:
104:
97:
90:
83:
71:
59:Please help
54:verification
51:
4283:Teotihuacan
3728:– from the
3718:stories by
3598:– from the
3474:rainforests
3450:World War I
3438:Mato Grosso
3306:in eastern
3209:Nueva Cádiz
3099:– Possibly
3076:Inca cities
2910:Teotihuacan
2776:Maya cities
2449:, northern
2313:, near the
2245:during the
2212:Reimerswaal
2201:Brittenburg
2195:Netherlands
2176:Monte Nuovo
2132:Herculaneum
2042:Peloponnese
1910:Quentovicus
1833:Seuthes III
1829:Seuthopolis
1729:– Southern
1694:kingdom of
1509:Paleolithic
1435:– medieval
1415:Philippines
1299:Polonnaruwa
1228:Dasht River
1204:Seri Bahlol
1180:Balochistan
957:Mahabharata
864:Shimao site
841:Caspian Sea
839:– medieval
799:Old Urgench
754:Western Xia
750:Khara-Khoto
623:Mali Empire
441:Pi-Ramesses
344:, Northern
303:Rediscovery
293:Polynesians
208:archaeology
196:ghost towns
117:August 2010
76:"Lost city"
4416:Categories
4268:8 November
4212:2022-10-26
4056:2009-11-12
3868:infoplease
3850:References
3824:Ghost town
3638:Shangri-La
3602:novels by
3537:Bjarmaland
3440:region of
3428:Madagascar
3424:Libertatia
3349:'s works,
3296:settlement
3262:Tiahuanaco
3191:Moche City
3107:Vilcabamba
2995:Mesa Verde
2756:Port Royal
2654:Winchelsea
2638:Skara Brae
2620:Ravenspurn
2546:Fairbourne
2512:Silchester
2491:Ny Varberg
2463:Reccopolis
2396:Tmutarakan
2288:Conímbriga
2243:Oslo Fjord
2218:Saeftinghe
2160:Tripergole
2156:in 510 BC.
2038:Pavlopetri
2027:earthquake
1968:Wadden Sea
1916:Thérouanne
1882:Sønderside
1877:Serridslev
1867:Høgekøbing
1823:Perperikon
1742:– Hebrew:
1688:Washukanni
1606:Tmutarakan
1595:Achaemenid
1591:Persepolis
1464:Çatalhöyük
1407:, Malaysia
1360:Wilwatikta
1350:, Cambodia
1261:Naga Puram
1214:Sokhta Koh
1146:Ganweriwal
1136:Chanhudaro
1075:Cranganore
1011:Rakhigarhi
1005:Tamil Nadu
987:Pattadakal
963:Kalibangan
923:South Asia
766:as Etzina.
731:Ai-Khanoum
522:– wealthy
520:Mauritania
516:Aoudaghost
464:Phoenician
425:Alexandria
423:, east of
411:Nile Delta
260:Trojan War
235:Vilcabamba
187:settlement
174:, Colombia
87:newspapers
4035:140202998
3764:and many
3730:King Kong
3677:Zu-Vendis
3624:is buried
3549:Brigadoon
3543:Fictional
3498:Shambhala
3386:El Dorado
3370:Patagonia
3335:Arthurian
3320:Legendary
3293:legendary
3229:, in the
3213:Venezuela
3163:Chan Chan
3101:Pachacuti
2944:Guatemala
2745:Caribbean
2596:Salisbury
2592:Old Sarum
2560:Hallsands
2473:Tartessos
2467:Visigoths
2412:Stari Ras
2390:Peremyshl
2376:Mangazeya
2342:Silk Road
2183:Lithuania
2055:Avar Ring
2013:, Greece.
1980:North Sea
1941:Vindelici
1920:Charles V
1906:Quentovic
1762:New Sarai
1754:Old Sarai
1727:Irisaĝrig
1658:Ekallatum
1650:– second
1643:Arimathea
1572:New Sarai
1491:Ctesiphon
1468:Neolithic
1376:East Java
1372:Mojokerto
1364:Indonesia
1354:Sukhothai
1342:Ayutthaya
1276:Sri Lanka
1182:province
1056:south of
1054:continent
1037:Karnataka
1021:Surkotada
991:Karnataka
967:Rajasthan
939:Dholavira
853:East Asia
793:Silk Road
776:Mangazeya
736:Karakorum
676:, united
393:Akhenaten
386:Akhetaten
289:Europeans
283:, in the
274:Byzantine
204:explorers
180:lost city
162:Ruins of
4380:NBC News
4153:23249604
4027:30133726
3934:"Troy".
3792:See also
3787:universe
3464:Gokturks
3455:Lyonesse
3343:Atlantis
3308:Honduras
3257:Colombia
3239:Colombia
3227:Americas
3223:European
3171:Trujillo
3135:Cahuachi
2892:Veracruz
2870:La Venta
2836:Palenque
2826:Naachtun
2820:Honduras
2795:Calakmul
2719:in 1958.
2684:Bolokhiv
2670:Árheimar
2648:Trellech
2626:Roxburgh
2580:Bridgend
2540:Scotland
2443:Cantabri
2419:Slovakia
2276:Portugal
2270:Jomsborg
2260:Biskupin
2207:Dorestad
2140:Vesuvius
2065:and the
2007:Akrotiri
1990:Rungholt
1964:Rungholt
1953:Ammersee
1949:Augsburg
1945:Auerberg
1872:Ræveleje
1854:Heraclea
1841:Kazanlak
1817:Bulgaria
1793:Slovenia
1673:Samandar
1663:Khazaran
1648:Balanjar
1523:Boğazköy
1501:in Iran.
1495:Parthian
1459:Caesarea
1447:Crusades
1437:Armenian
1393:Malaysia
1336:Cambodia
1326:in 1860.
1293:Sigiriya
1176:Mehrgarh
1166:Kot Diji
1125:Pakistan
1007:, India.
901:Gojoseon
803:Khwarezm
705:Ethiopia
692:Ethiopia
656:el-Lisht
609:Zimbabwe
589:Ethiopia
526:city in
466:city in
460:Carthage
324:smallpox
256:Anatolia
3892:6 April
3777:– from
3775:Valyria
3750:Carcosa
3628:Sarnath
3622:Cthulhu
3583:– from
3581:Númenor
3557:– from
3478:Bolivia
3470:Paititi
3418:Lemuria
3395:Arabian
3380:Krishna
3376:Dvārakā
3355:Critias
3351:Timaeus
3338:Camelot
3302:of the
3270:Bolivia
3064:Florida
3031:Cahokia
3001:Etzanoa
2979:Anasazi
2950:Guayabo
2936:Chiapas
2878:Tabasco
2840:Chiapas
2760:Jamaica
2734:Vinland
2678:Dnieper
2664:Ukraine
2536:Evonium
2526:Dunwich
2516:England
2496:Uppåkra
2457:Cypsela
2360:Siberia
2338:Bolghar
2295:Romania
2231:Kaupang
2166:in the
2154:Crotona
2146:Sybaris
2136:Stabiae
2128:Pompeii
2122:Paestum
2074:Iceland
2049:Hungary
2033:Mycenae
1988:– near
1972:Germany
1933:Damasia
1927:Germany
1888:Finland
1861:Denmark
1848:Croatia
1806:Daorson
1789:Austria
1779:Austria
1740:Narbata
1696:Mitanni
1692:Hurrian
1668:Kussara
1654:capital
1601:Samaria
1581:Nineveh
1535:Kourion
1515:Hattusa
1453:Babylon
1443:Antioch
1156:Harappa
1092:Lumbini
1071:Muziris
1015:Haryana
977:Gujarat
953:Krishna
949:Dvārakā
913:Yamatai
837:Abaskun
824:Subashi
819:Poykent
780:Siberia
682:pharaoh
648:Itjtawy
579:Eritrea
575:Keskese
569:Eritrea
555:Eritrea
551:Qohaito
545:Eritrea
510:Algeria
482:Tunisia
468:Tunisia
454:Maghreb
431:Memphis
417:Canopus
409:in the
390:pharaoh
239:Spanish
170:in the
168:Tayrona
154:in 1902
101:scholar
4358:
4151:
4141:
4033:
4025:
3987:
3962:
3917:
3732:movies
3706:Walloo
3691:Kaloon
3614:R'lyeh
3600:Tarzan
3520:Poland
3516:Baltic
3512:Vineta
3484:, and
3482:Brazil
3476:where
3460:Otuken
3442:Brazil
3412:Russia
3408:Kitezh
3360:Aztlán
3264:– pre-
3249:Teyuna
3235:Panama
3231:Darién
3181:Kuelap
3117:Vitcos
3060:Mocama
3025:Lenape
2942:, and
2940:Mexico
2830:Masuul
2696:Canada
2642:Orkney
2632:Selsey
2614:Humber
2576:Kenfig
2480:Sweden
2447:Burgos
2406:Serbia
2380:Pomors
2370:Russia
2366:Kitezh
2356:Ilimsk
2332:Russia
2325:Danube
2311:Danube
2307:Vicina
2282:Ammaia
2254:Poland
2247:Viking
2239:Norway
2235:Larvik
2225:Norway
2189:Apuolė
2172:tephra
2134:, and
2107:Castro
2101:Umbria
2063:Danube
2023:Helike
2001:Greece
1995:Vineta
1986:Niedam
1959:Hedeby
1900:France
1785:Noreia
1774:Europe
1768:Saqsin
1652:Khazar
1597:kings.
1556:Lagash
1546:– the
1539:Cyprus
1480:Turkey
1332:Angkor
1320:Angkor
1248:Taxila
1079:Kerala
973:Lothal
884:Xanadu
795:route.
770:Loulan
742:under
701:Dakkar
662:Thinis
619:Guinea
565:Metera
541:Adulis
524:Berber
506:Timgad
478:Dougga
407:Hyksos
403:Avaris
397:Amarna
370:Africa
342:Achaea
338:Helike
215:cities
182:is an
103:
96:
89:
82:
74:
4031:S2CID
4023:JSTOR
3839:Ruins
3555:Charn
3502:Tibet
3403:Quran
3347:Plato
3211:– In
3195:Moche
3167:Chimu
3149:Caral
3139:Nazca
3124:Other
2932:Izapa
2928:Izapa
2917:Other
2852:Tulum
2846:Tikal
2816:Copán
2680:river
2674:Goths
2550:Wales
2486:Birka
2451:Spain
2439:Amaya
2433:Spain
2350:Tatar
2346:Volga
2315:Delta
2265:Truso
2150:Italy
2111:Lazio
2087:Italy
2067:Tisza
2059:Avars
2011:Thera
1894:Teljä
1744:נרבתא
1638:Akkad
1619:Iliad
1615:Homer
1566:Petra
1476:Konya
1218:Pasni
1086:Nepal
1058:India
1027:Vasai
981:India
928:India
917:Japan
874:Yinxu
809:Otrar
688:Kubar
674:Menes
666:Egypt
652:Egypt
615:Niani
585:Hubat
496:Libya
492:Roman
447:Tanis
380:Egypt
270:Homer
265:Iliad
231:Incan
213:Lost
192:ruins
184:urban
108:JSTOR
94:books
4422:City
4356:ISBN
4270:2021
4149:OCLC
4139:ISBN
3985:ISBN
3960:ISBN
3915:ISBN
3894:2023
3756:in "
3596:Opar
3566:Leng
3535:and
3533:Troy
3491:The
3488:meet
3486:Peru
3353:and
3291:– a
3266:Inca
3237:and
3201:and
3175:Peru
3157:Peru
3143:Peru
2993:and
2977:(or
2811:Coba
2570:Kent
2117:Luni
1937:Lech
1735:Afak
1731:Iraq
1708:Atil
1611:Troy
1544:Kish
1497:and
1470:and
1466:– a
1411:Ma-i
1186:city
1172:city
1142:city
785:Niya
715:Asia
421:Nile
356:, a
252:Troy
246:1572
229:The
80:news
4015:doi
3887:CNN
3781:'s
3699:by
3667:Kôr
3653:Loo
3572:'s
2890:of
2876:of
2730:Hóp
1970:in
1791:or
1617:'s
1433:Ani
244:in
194:or
63:by
4418::
4396:.
4378:.
4298:.
4256:.
4205:.
4169:.
4147:.
4029:.
4021:.
4011:24
4009:.
3885:.
3866:.
3539:.
3525:Ys
3480:,
3426:,
3410:,
3326:Ai
3165:–
3137:–
3023:–
2758:,
2640:,
2606:).
2552:–
2548:,
2538:,
2514:,
2510:,
2382:'
2237:,
2148:,
2130:,
1966:–
1625:Ur
1537:,
1478:,
1413:,
1391:,
1374:,
1362:,
1334:,
1077:,
979:,
915:,
778:,
752:–
703:,
690:,
664:,
650:,
617:,
587:,
577:,
567:,
553:,
543:,
518:,
508:,
490:–
480:,
210:.
178:A
4382:.
4272:.
4242:.
4215:.
4155:.
4072:.
4059:.
4037:.
4017::
3993:.
3896:.
3870:.
3746:"
3634:"
3310:.
3251:(
3205:.
3145:.
3093:.
2997:.
2946:.
2894:.
2880:.
2832:.
2801:.
2766:.
2740:.
2453:.
2372:.
2352:.
2327:.
2317:.
2103:.
2069:.
1955:.
1922:.
1843:.
1812:.
1795:.
1750:.
1718:.
1621:.
1587:.
1482:.
1449:.
1271:.
1060:.
997:.
945:.
880:.
870:.
815:.
746:.
684:.
658:.
561:.
530:.
437:.
427:.
413:.
399:.
130:)
124:(
119:)
115:(
105:·
98:·
91:·
84:·
57:.
34:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
