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The city of Hangzhou was founded about 2,200 years ago during the Qin dynasty. Kashgar: Shule Kingdom China: 2nd century BC The city of Kashgar was the capital of the Iranic Shule Kingdom and served as a major hub of the Silk Road. [150] Pyeongyang (as Wanggeom-seong) Gojoseon North Korea: 194 BC Built as the capital city of Gojoseon in 194 BC ...
Dacian towns and fortresses in Dacia during Burebista Onomastic range of some towns with the dava ending. Many city names were composed of an initial lexical element affixed to -dava, -daua, -deva, -deba, -daba, or -dova, which meant "city" or "town" Endings on more southern regions are exclusively -bria ("town, city"), -disza, -diza, -dizos ("fortress, walled settlement"), -para, -paron ...
The Citadel of Gondershe, Somalia was an important city in the Medieval Ajuran Empire. ... Kilwa Kisiwani (c. 1500) [4] Tunisia. Borj El Kebir, Djerba island ...
The Ancient Egyptians established ties with the Land of Punt in 2,350 BC. Punt was a trade partner of Ancient Egypt and it is believed that it was located in modern-day Somalia, Djibouti or Eritrea. [4] Phoenician cities such as Carthage were part of the Mediterranean Iron Age and classical antiquity.
Seaside of Egypt's third-largest city and its ancient capital: Alexandria, the largest port in this bicontinental country. East Africa's central business hub and Kenya's capital, Nairobi. Cape Peninsula of Cape Town, Africa's southernmost city and the second largest one in South Africa, also its legislative capital. Kampala is the hub of Uganda.
The port of Cherchell Cherchell bay with Mont Chenoua in the background Road to the neighborhood of Tizirine Archaeological Museum of Cherchell.. Cherchell (Amazigh : ⵛⵔⵛⴰⵍ,Arabic: شرشال) is a town on Algeria's Mediterranean coast, 89 kilometers (55 mi) west of Algiers.
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The Ancient Greeks called the city Memphis, its native name was Inbu-Hedj. Qal'at Bani Hammad: Hammadid dynasty: Algeria: c. 1007 1090 Moved to Béjaïa: Tagdemt: Emirate of Abdelkader: Algeria: 1835 1847 Tahert Rustamid dynasty: Algeria: 777 909 Thebes: Ancient Egypt: Egypt: 2134 BC 1292 BC Moved to Pi-Ramesses.