Great Lost Cities Of The World

Great Lost Cities Of The World

It’s hard to imagine how an entire city can get lost but that’s exactly what has happened to the lost cities on this list. There are actually many reasons why a city has to be abandoned. War, natural disasters, climate change and the loss of important trading partners to name a few. Whatever the cause, these lost cities were forgotten in time until they were rediscovered centuries later.

Tikal, Guatemala
Ctesiphon, Iraq
Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
Mohenjo-Daro, Pakistan
Mosque City Of Bagerhat, Bangladesh
Mesa Verde, Usa
Vijayanagar, India
Ani, Turkey
Thebes, Egypt
Carthage, Tunisia
Persepolis, Iran
Ephesus, Turkey
Palenque, Mexico
Pompeii And Herculaneum, Italy
Petra, Jordan
Angkor, Cambodia
La Ciudad Perdida, Colombia
Machu Picchu, Peru
Chichén Itzá, Mexico
Xanadu, Mongolia