List of ancient Indian cities

List of ancient Indian cities

This is a list of ancient Indian cities, the cities which were in existence before arrival of Islam in India in the eighth century .

*Aror
*Kannauj
*Bairat
*Kalibangan
*Sravasti
*Sagala
*Sirkap
*Taxila
*Sitanagaram
*Hansi
*Tamralipta, now Tamluk
*Kumbhoj
*Kalpi
*Bhinmal
*Ujjain
*Urayur
*Dwarka
*Osian
*Bayana
*Chunar
*Sopara
*Agroha
*Kurukshetra
*Paithan
*Vallabhi
*Kalinjar
*Tirunelveli

The ancient Indian cities and towns visited by Xuanzang during his travel to India between 630 AD to 637 AD :

*Udyana,
*Swat Valley
*Buner Valley
*Taxila
*Kashmir
*Chinabhukti (thought to be modern Firozpur)
*Jalandhar
*Bairat
*Mathura
*Matipura
*Sankasya
*Kanyakubja (Kanauji)
*Ayodhya
*Kausambi
*Sravasti
*Kapilavastu
*Lumbini
*Kusinagara
*Sarnath
*Varanasi
*Vaisali
*Pataliputra (Patna)
*Bodh Gaya
*Nalanda

See also

List of ancient Greek cities


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