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Varanasi (Hindi pronunciation: [ʋaːˈraːɳəsi], [a] [b] also Benares, Banaras Hindustani pronunciation: [bəˈnaːrəs] [c] [12] [13] [14] or Kashi [d] [15]) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. [16] [e] The city has a syncretic ...
Oldest city in the Canadian Prairies. Charlotte: Province of North Carolina United States: 1768 AD Area said to have been pre-colonially settled by the Catawba tribe with records dating back to 1567. San Diego: New Spain United States: 1769 AD Birthplace of California and oldest city on the West Coast of the United States. Toronto: Upper Canada ...
Patna, the capital of Bihar state, India, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world and the history of Patna spans at least three millennia.Patna has the distinction of being associated with the two most ancient religions of the world, namely, Buddhism and Jainism.
Mexico City. 1325 A.D. Today, Mexico City is known as the capital and largest city of Mexico, plus it is the most populous city in North America with some 22 million people.
This is a list of cities in South Asia thought to have been founded before the 8th century (before the rise of the Pala Empire). In alphabetical order. Amaravati; Anga (modern day Bhagalpur) Bharuch; Ayadhya (modern day kanyakumari) Badayun; Banbhore (now in Pakistan) Barbarikon (now in Pakistan) Bayana; Bhattiprolu; Bhinmal; Bhokardan ...
With primitive tools and calculation methods in a time when modern day building materials and technology was unimaginable, our forefathers built temples and cities that have survived till date.
Vaishali, Vesali or Vaiśālī was an ancient city located in present-day Bihar, India. It is now an archaeological site and forms part of the Vaishali District in Tirhut Division. [1] It was the capital city of the Vajjika League of Vrijji mahajanapada, considered one of the first examples of a republic around the 6th century BCE.
Banavasi is an ancient temple town located near Sirsi in Karnataka. Banavasi was the ancient capital of the Kadamba dynasty that ruled all of modern-day Karnataka state. They were the first native empire to bring Kannada and Karnataka to prominence. It is 24 km (15 mi) away from its nearest large city Sirsi through SH 77.