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A collection of maps based on the long gone cities of the Mongols, Chinese, Khmer, Polynesians etc. Including Angkor Wat, Nan Madol, Xanadu...

Based on a mixture of ancient maps, archaeological excavations and modern google map images.

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Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Created by AncientSwan
Angkor Wat, Cambodia Wikipedia says... "Angkor Wat, meaning "Temple City") is a temple complex and ancient city in Cambodia, it is the largest religious monument in the world, on a site measuring 162.6 hectares (1,626,000 m2; 402 acres). It was built by th...
Beshbalik, Mongolia, 1390AD
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Beshbalik, Mongolia, 1390AD Wikie says: "Beshbalik (Chinese: 别失八里) was an ancient city, its ruins are now located in Jimsar County, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. The ancient city was initially called Beiting (Chinese: 北庭;) and was the...
FengHao 沣镐, China, 770BC
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FengHao, China, 770BC Existence: 300 Years, From 1070 BC to 770 BC Belonged to: Zhou Abandoned: War Fenghao (Chinese: 沣镐) is the modern name of the ancient twin city formed by the Western Zhou capitals of Feng and Hao on opposite banks of the Feng River, S...
Gunkanjima, Hashima Island, Japan
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Gunkanjima, Hashima Island, Japan Existence: 87 Years, From 1887 til 1974 Belonged to: Japan Abandoned: Economic Collapse Hashima Island, commonly called Gunkanjima (軍艦島, meaning Battleship Island), is a tiny abandoned island off Nagasaki, lying about 15 k...
JiaHu 賈湖, China, 5700 BC
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Existence: Around 1300 Years, From 7000 til 5700 BC Belonged to: Unknown Abandoned: Natural Disaster Jiahu (Chinese: 賈湖) was the site of a stone age city based in the central plain of ancient China, near the Yellow River. It is located between the floodpla...
JinSha 金沙, China, 350BC
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JinSha 金沙, China, 350BC Jinsha (Chinese: 金沙) is the location of ancient city ruins now located in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. Along with Sanxingdui, the site is the first major discovery in China during the 21st century. After the decline of Sanxingd...
Karakorum, Mongolia, 1399AD
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Karakorum, Mongolia, 1399AD Karakorum was the capital of the Mongol Empire between 1235 and 1260 and of the Northern Yuan dynasty in the 14–15th centuries. Its ruins lie in modern-day Mongolia. In 1218–1219, Genghis Khan rallied his troops for the campaign...
Linzi 臨淄, China, 100BC
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Linzi, China, 100BC Linzi (Chinese: 臨淄) was the capital of the ancient Chinese state of Qi during the Zhou Dynasty. The ruins of the city lie in modern-day Linzi Province, Shandong, China. The city was one of the largest and richest in China during the Spr...
Nan Madol, Micronesia, 1000AD
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Ancient Nan Madol, 1000AD From Wikipedia... "Nan Madol is an archaeological site on the eastern shore of the island of Pohnpei, in the Federated States of Micronesia in the western Pacific Ocean. The city, constructed in a lagoon, consists of a series of s...
Old Bagan, Myanmar, 1287AD
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Old Bagan, Myanmar, 1287AD Bagan is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Bagan Kingdom, the first kingdom that unified the regions that would lat...
Old Sarai, Mongolia, 1299AD
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Old Sarai, Mongolia, 1299AD Old Sarai was established by the Mongol ruler Batu Khan. As the principal seat of Batu, Berke, and their successors, Sarai was effectively the capital of a great empire, although the khan and his court occasionally resided at ot...
PingYao 平遥古城, China
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PingYao 平遥古城, China Pingyao, officially Pingyao Ancient City, is a walled city in central Shanxi, China, famed for its importance in Chinese economic history and for its well-preserved Ming and Qing urban planning and architecture. The town is first record...
SanXingDui 三星堆, China, 315BC
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SanXingDui 三星堆, China 中国, 315BC Sanxingdui (Chinese: 三星堆) is the site of an ancient city, founded in the Bronze Age with continued existence for almost 2000 years. Sanxingdui was the capital of the anicent kingdom of Shu, in modern day China. The Sanxingdu...
Shicheng 狮城, China, 1958
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Shicheng, China, 1958 Existence: Around 600 Years, From 1350 til 1959 AD Belonged to: China Abandoned: Flooded to make a Dam Shicheng (Chinese: 狮城; 'Lion City') is an ancient underwater city situated under Qiandao Lake in Chun'an County, Hangzhou, Zhejiang...
TongWanCheng 統萬城, China, 427AD
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Tongwancheng, China, 427AD Tongwancheng (Chinese: 統萬城) was the capital of the Xiongnu-led Hu Xia dynasty in northern China during the Sixteen Kingdoms period in the early 5th century. The city is on what was formerly a strategic site in the center of the O...
Trowulan, Indonesia, 1479 AD
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Trowulan, Indonesia, 1479 AD The city ruins of Trowulan can now be found on the island of Java, Indonesia. Trowulan was the capital city of the Majapahit empire, from 1293AD to 1478AD. Built between two major rives connected by a series of man-made canals....
Xanadu 上都, China, 1369AD
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Xanadu, China, 1369AD Wiki says... "Xanadu, also known as Shangdu ('Upper Capital'), was the summer capital of the Yuan dynasty of China before Kublai decided to move his throne Beijing. Xanadu is located in the present-day Inner Mongolia. In June 2012, it...
Xiadu 下都, China, 220BC
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Xiadu, China, 220BC Existence: Around 300 Years, From 520 til 222 BC Belonged to: Zhou, Yan Abandoned: War Xiadu was one of the capitals of Yan during the Warring States period of ancient China. It is thought that at its peak around 350BC, Xiadu was the la...
ZhaoGe 朝歌, China, 205 BC
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Existence: Around 1300 years, from 1500 BC til 210 BC Belonged to: Shang Dynasty, State of Wey Abandoned: War Zhaoge (Chinese: 朝歌;) was the last of a series of cities that served as capital of the Shang dynasty, and later capital of State of Wey. It is loc...
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