The Dead Cities
The Dead Cities, also called the “Forgotten Cities,” are a series of ancient towns, monuments, and settlements located in North-Western Syria on the Aleppo plateau.
Göbekli Tepe – The Oldest Known Mesolithic Temple Complex
Göbekli Tepe is an archaeological site and multi-phase tell, believed to be the oldest known Mesolithic temple complex, located in the South-eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey.
Ancient Miletus
Miletus is an ancient Greek city, located in western Anatolia, near the mouth of the Maeander River in the Aydın Province of present-day Turkey.
Nineveh – The Neo-Assyrian Capital
Nineveh is an ancient Assyrian city, located on the east bank of the Tigris River near the present-day city of Mosul in northern Iraq.
The Greco-Roman City of Hippos
Hippos, meaning “horse” is an ancient Greco-Roman city in the foothills beneath the Sussita Mountain, located near the present-day Kibbutz Ein Gev in the Northern District of Israel.
Ancient Troy
The ruins of Troy (also called Ilios or Ilion and Ilium) in present-day Hisarlik in Canakkale, Turkey - comprises of a multi-period site now partially buried in an artificial tell illustrating the gradual development of the city in north-western Asia Minor.
Pasargadae – The First Dynastic Capital of the Achaemenid Empire
Pasargadae is an ancient city and capital of the Achaemenid Empire, located in the present-day province of Fars in southwestern Iran.
Apamea – The City of Columns
Apamea, also called Apamea Cibotus and Apamea Ad Maeandrum is an ancient Greek and Roman city, overlooking the Ghab valley in the Hama Governorate of Syria.
Patara – Birthplace of Saint Nicolas (Santa Claus)
Patara, later known as Arsinoe is an ancient maritime city on the south-west coast of Lycia in the Antalya Province of Turkey.
Jiaohe – The Castle City
Jiaohe, also called Yarkhoto and Yarghul is an ancient ruined city and fortress, located on a land plateau shaped like a willow leaf in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.
Ancient Pergamon
Pergamon, also called Pergamum and Pergamos is an ancient Greek city on the Caicus plain in the region of Mysia, northwest Turkey.
The Ancient City of Ur
Ur is an ancient city-state of Mesopotamia located in the Dhi Qar Governorate of southern Iraq.
Rani ki vav – The Inverted Stepwell Temple
Rani ki vav is an ancient stepwell temple located on the banks of the Saraswati River, in the Gujarat state of India.
Vettuvan Koil – The Temple of the Slayer
Vettuvan Koil is a rock-cut temple, located in Kalugumalai, a panchayat town on the ancient trade routes from Kovilpatti to courtallam, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Artaxata – “The Armenian Carthage”
Artaxata, meaning "joy of Arta" was an ancient city and capital of the Kingdom of Armenia in the Ararat Province of Armenia.
