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List of cities with circular design
City/town |
Establishment |
Coordinates |
Notes |
Reference |
Sagbat/Hagmatana |
700 BC |
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Sam'al |
Hittite period |
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Ctesiphon |
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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 |
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Early Western travelers reported that the fortifications surrounding the ancient city was completely circular. |
[3] |
Hatra |
3rd or 2nd century BC |
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The plan is round, but it lacks "a genuine geometrical concept". |
[2] |
Gōr (old Firuzabad) |
3rd century[dubious – discuss] |
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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 |
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The circular wall is uncovered. |
[5] |
Harran |
Sasanian period |
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Gay / Jay (Isfahan's twin city) |
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Isfahan |
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The round city of Isfahan is not uncovered yet. |
[2] |
Basra |
630s |
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Known mostly from literature. |
[1] |
Kufa |
630s |
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Known mostly from literature. |
[1] |
Baghdad |
762 |
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Known as "the round city of Baghdad". |
[2][7] |
Darab |
8th century |
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The uncovered imperfect circular perimeter is reportedly a defensive work built in the 8th century, and the city itself was triangular in design. |
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Heraqla |
790s |
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Venus Project (design) |
1955 |
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In Miami, Jacques Fresco presented designs of a circular city. |
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