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Fifteen Lost Cities Of The World

The Lost City of Atlantis might not be on any legitimate tour map,
but these 15 awe-inspiring metropolises of the past are open to
visitors and well worth a trip.

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Machu Picchu
Country: Peru

Civilization: the Incas

Inhabited: 15th and 16th centuries A.D.

Conquistadors carrying small pox wiped out the inhabitants of this

royal mountaintop fortress, but the Lost City of the Incas was never
actually discovered by the Spanish--in fact, it wasn't discovered
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until 1911.

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Ghost Towns of the Wild West

Country: U.S.

Civilization: American frontiersmen

Inhabited: 19th and early 20th centuries A.D.

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Many of these hubs of Western folklore were boom towns that went
bust once gold and other nearby resources were depleted.

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Petra
Country: Jordan

Civilization: the Nabataeans

Inhabited: sixth century B.C.

This rose-colored city carved from cliffs garnered fame in the West
thanks to the 1980s blockbuster Indiana Jones and the Last
Crusade.

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Angkor
Country: Cambodia

Civilization: the Khmer Empire

Inhabited: ninth century to 15th century A.D.

More than a thousand temples, including Angkor Wat, populate

this long-time Khmer capital. It declined after a successful attack by
invaders from what is now Thailand.

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Pre-Roman Carthage
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Civilization: the Phoenicians

Inhabited: 650 to 146 B.C.

Carthage was home to the Roman Empire's arch-nemesis,

Hannibal. It was burned and the earth salted during the final Punic
War.
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Chichen Itza
Country: Mexico

Civilization: the Mayans

Inhabited: 600 to 1000 A.D.

Site of one of Mesoamerica's largest ball courts, this royal city is

located near a massive underground cenote, or sinkhole, where the
bodies of human sacrifices were dropped.

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Pompeii
Country: Italy

Civilization: the Roman Empire

Inhabited: seventh/sixth century B.C. to 79 A.D.

Pompeii was a cultural center and vacation destination for Roman

high society until it was destroyed in 79 A.D. by the eruption of
Mount Vesuvius. Left behind are naturally ash-encased mummies.

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Derinkuyu Underground City

Country: Turkey

Civilization: possibly the Phrygians

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Memphis
Country: Egypt

Civilization: the Ancient Egyptians

Inhabited: third millennium B.C. to seventh century A.D.

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Located at the mouth of the Nile delta, Memphis thrived for
centures as a center of trade, commerce, religion and royalty.
Foreign invasions, including one by Alexander the Great, let to its
demise.

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Teotihuacan
Country: Mexico

Civilization: possibly the Totonac people

Inhabited: 100 B.C. to 250 A.D.

This city, the founders of which remain a mystery, is home to some

of the largest pyramids in pre-Columbian America. It inspired
several major empires, those of the Zapotec and Mayans.

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Mosque City of Bagerhat

Country: Bangladesh

Civilization: Khan Jahan Ali

Inhabited: 15th century A.D.

The city formerly known as Khalifatabad was founded by a Turkish

general. It boasts more than 50 Islamic monuments and the Sixty
Pillar Mosque, constructed with 60 pillars and 80 domes.

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Troy
Country: Turkey

Civilization: the Hittites, among others

Inhabited: third millennium B.C. to fourth century A.D.

Troia of Trojan War lore was decimated and rebuilt more than 10
times before disappearing for good during the Byzantine Empire.

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Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient

Koguryo Kingdom
Country: China

Civilization: Koguryo Kingdom

Inhabited: 37 B.C. to 668 A.D.

This site includes three cities that served successively as capitals for
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Thebes
Country: Egypt
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Civilization: the Ancient Egyptians

Inhabited: 3200 B.C. to 20 B.C.

A prosperous Nile River port, Thebes' wealth is a subject of

Homer's The Iliad. It served as the capital of the female emperor
Hatshepsut's Egyptian empire.

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Babylon
Country: Iraq

Civilization: the Babylonians

Inhabited: third millennium B.C. to sixth century A.D.

One of Mesopotamia's first cities, Babylon gave rise to King

Hammurabi of "eye for an eye" fame before succumbing to defeat
by Cyrus the Great of Persia.

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