6 Lost Cities Of The World That You Must Know About

Let's know about the lost cities of the world that were once bustling with people's laughter and talk and now are just left as the ruins of the past echoing history.

Pompeii: Once a bustling city near Naples, Italy, it was buried under volcanic ash and debris in 79 AD until it was rediscovered in 1748.

Petra: Once the capital of the Nabataean empire, this magnificent city now lies in ruins.

Angkor: Angkor, which means the lost city consisting 72 major temples with impressive architecture and hundreds of similar smaller temple sites, was once the capital of the Khmer Empire.

Troy: An immortalized city by Homer in the Iliad, it was believed to be a mythical place until its discovery by the famous archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann in 1870.

Great Zimbabwe: Famous for its larger circular tower and wall, this city was the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe from the 11th to 15th century.

Mohenjo Daro: Built around the time of the Pyramids, this lost city was one of the major Indus Valley civilizations with advanced engineering, agriculture, and administration systems.