List of circular cities

Several ancient cities of Mesopotamia and Persia are known to have had a circular plan.

List of circular cities

List of cities with circular design

City/town	Establishment	Coordinates	Notes	Reference
Sagbat/Hagmatana	700 BC			[1]
Sam'al	Hittite period			[1]
Ctesiphon			Details are still under discussion. Circularity may be a result of natural growth of the city rather than design.	[2]
Metropolis (Thessaly)	3rd and 2nd century BC		Early Western travelers reported that the fortifications surrounding the ancient city was completely circular.	[3]
Hatra	3rd or 2nd century BC		The plan is round, but it lacks "a genuine geometrical concept".	[2]
Gōr (old Firuzabad)	3rd century[dubious – discuss]		The city plan was a perfect circle of 1,950 m diameter, divided into twenty sectors. The plan also featured a circular city center, with a tower at its very center.	[4]
Veh-Ardashir	3rd century		The circular wall is uncovered.	[5]
Harran	Sasanian period			[1]
Gay / Jay (Isfahan's twin city)				[6]
Isfahan			The round city of Isfahan is not uncovered yet.	[2]
Basra	630s		Known mostly from literature.	[1]
Kufa	630s		Known mostly from literature.	[1]
Baghdad	762		Known as "the round city of Baghdad".	[2][7]
Darab	8th century		The uncovered imperfect circular perimeter is reportedly a defensive work built in the 8th century, and the city itself was triangular in design.	[8]
Heraqla	790s			[1]
Venus Project (design)	1955		In Miami, Jacques Fresco presented designs of a circular city.

See also

• Iranian architecture#City design