List of cities claimed to be built on seven hills
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City of Seven Hills usually refers to Rome however there are many cities that claim to be built on seven hills.
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Africa [edit]
- Ibadan, Nigeria
- Kampala, Uganda built on Mengo, Lubaga, Namirembe, Old Kampala, Kibuli, Nakasero and Makerere
Americas [edit]
- Albany, New York[1]
- Asunción, Paraguay, There are several small hills and slightly elevated areas throughout the city, including Cabará, Clavel, Tarumá, Cachinga, and Tacumbú, among others.
- Athens, Texas, United States[2]
- Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
- Cranston, Rhode Island, United States
- Fall River, Massachusetts
- Guaranda, Ecuador
- Lynchburg, Virginia, United States College Hill, Garland Hill, Daniel's Hill, Federal Hill, Diamond Hill, White Rock Hill, and Franklin Hill were the original "Seven Hills" of the City of Lynchburg.
- Nevada City, California, United States, built on Piety, Lost, Prospect, Aristocracy, Boulder, Nabob, and Buckeye Hills
- Nixa, Missouri, United States
- Providence, Rhode Island, built on Christian Hill, College Hill, Constitution Hill, Federal Hill, Smith Hill, Tockwotten Hill, and Weybosset Hill.
- Richmond, Virginia, United States, built on numerous hills and escarpments to include Union Hill, Church Hill, Council Hill, Shockoe Hill, Gambles Hill, Navy Hill and Oregon Hill.
- Rome, Georgia, United States
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
- San Diego, California, United States[citation needed]
- San Francisco, California, United States (see List of hills in San Francisco, California)
- Seattle, Washington, United States (see Seven hills of Seattle)
- Seven Hills, Ohio, United States
- Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, built on Clarendon Hill, College Hill, Spring Hill, Winter Hill, Central Hill, Plowed Hill, Cobble Hill.
- Staten Island, New York, United States - Fort Hill, Ward Hill, Fox Hill, Grymes Hill, Emerson Hill, Todt Hill, and Richmond Hill.
- Tallahassee, Florida, United States
- Victoria, Argentina
- Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, built on Airport Hill, Bancroft Hill, Belmont Hill, Grafton Hill, Green Hill, Pakachoag Hill, and Vernon Hill.
- Yonkers, New York, United States[3][4]
Asia [edit]
- Amman, Jordan, Amman spread over seven hills like Rome, Amman now covers at least nineteen hills. The highest hill is Citadel Hill/Jabal el Qala,
- Jerusalem, Israel Scopus, Nob, Olivet, "Mount of Corruption" or "Mount of Offence", "Mount Zion", the "Ophel Mount" and the new "Mount Zion."
- Mecca, Saudi Arabia
- Macau
- Mumbai Saat Dweep Samuh (now joined, into a peninsula)
- Tehran, Iran
- Thiruvananthapuram, India
- Tirumala, India
Australia and Oceania [edit]
- Dunedin, New Zealand
- Melbourne, Australia
- Seven Hills - Brisbane, Australia
- Western Sydney, Australia
Europe [edit]
- Abergavenny, South Wales, United Kingdom
- Armagh, Armagh in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom: a city of two cathedrals, a city on seven hills, the city of legends.
- Athens, Greece. The historical seven hills of Athens are Acropolis, Areopagus, Philopappus Hill (or Hill of the Muses), Hill of the Nymphs, Pnyx, Mount Lycabettus, and Mount Anchesmos (or Tourkovounia).
- Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany, The seven hills of Bamberg are; Cathedral Hill, Michaelsberg, Kaulberg/Obere Pfarre, Stefansberg, Jakobsberg, Altenburger Hill, and Abtsberg.
- Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain said to be built on Mont Tàber, La Rovira, El Coll, El Carmel, La Peira, El Putxet and Montjuïc
- Bath, England, United Kingdom
- Bergen, Norway (see Seven Mountains, Bergen)
- Brussels, Belgium, said to be built on St.Michielsberg, Koudenberg, Warmoesberg, Kruidtuin, Kunstberg, Zavel and St.Pietersberg
- Budapest, Hungary
- Cagliari, Sardinia
- Cáceres, Spain[5]
- Ceuta, Spain
- Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom (see Hills of Edinburgh)
- Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
- Iaşi, Romania (see Seven hills of Iaşi)
- Istanbul, Turkey (see Seven hills of Istanbul)
- Kiev, Ukraine Borichev, Shchekovitsa, Starokievska and Khorevitsa.[6]
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Lviv, Ukraine
- Moscow, Russia (See Seven hills of Moscow)
- Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Prague, Czech Republic, said to be built on seven or nine hills: Hradčany, Vítkov, (Opyš), Větrov, Skalka, (Emauzy), Vyšehrad, Karlov and Petřín
- Pula, Croatia
- Rome, Italy (see Seven hills of Rome)
- Saint-Étienne, France
- Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
- Telšiai, Lithuania
- Torquay, England, United Kingdom
- Turku, Finland
- Zevenbergen, Netherlands
References [edit]
- ^ "Learn About Albany, NY's Amazing History and Architecture". Albany County Convention & Visitors Bureau. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
- ^ "Foreign Accents" by J. Morthland, Texas Co-op Power, 3-2013
- ^ DiGiovanni, Nicholas. "City of Gracious Living By Nicholas DiGiovanni". Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ Prudential Centennial Realty. "What Will I Love About Yonkers, NY?".
- ^ http://www.elperiodicoextremadura.com/noticias/caceres/las-siete-colinas-de-caceres_166299.html
- ^ http://www.infoukes.com/history/origin_of_kyiv/