Sunken cities Sunken cities Ancomah (Antzomakh, Antzimah) is a mythological place which was first mentioned by Hasan Umur in the 1940s, approximately fifty meters inland near Trabzon, Turkey. It is a place on the lower slopes of a mountain. According to the story Ancomah had been a very rich city before the Bosporus appeared. With the existence of the Bosporus the relationship between the city and the sea disappeared and the city was destroyed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ancomah"
Capel Celyn was a rural community to the North West of Bala in North Wales, in the Afon Tryweryn Valley. The village contained, among other things, a chapel, as the name of the community suggests. ...more on Wikipedia about "Capel Celyn"
This article is about the village of Dunwich in England. For information on the fictional setting from the Cthulhu mythos, see Dunwich (H. P. Lovecraft). ...more on Wikipedia about "Dunwich"
Dwarka is a city in Gujarat, India. Dwaraka is rated as one of the seven most ancient cities in the country. The legendary city of Dwarka in Hindu mythology was the dwelling place of Krishna. It is believed that, due to damage and destruction by the sea, the city of Dwarka has submerged six times and the current city is the 7th city of Dwarka. Recent archealogical findings have shown that there existed a city resembling the city described in Mahabharata ...more on Wikipedia about "Dwarka"
Helike (Greek: Ἑλίκη pron. IPA /he.ˈli.kɛː/ or /ɛ.ˈli.ci/; see also List of traditional Greek place names) was an ancient Greek city that sank c. 375 BC at night. The city was located in Achaea, Northern Peloponnesos, two kilometres (12 stadia) from the Corinthian Gulf. The related city of Boura was located nearby. ...more on Wikipedia about "Helike"
Kitezh ( Russian: Китеж) was a legendary town in what is today the Voskresensky District of the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kitezh"
Kumari Kandam is a legendary sunken landmass to the south of Kanyakumari, at the tip of South India. Kumari Kandam has often been compared and identified with Lemuria in modern times. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kumari Kandam"
In Welsh folklore, the Lowland Hundred (Cantre'r Gwaelod in Welsh) was a tract of fertile land stretching northwards from Ramsey Island to Bardsey Island over what is now Cardigan Bay to the west of Wales. Its capital was Caer Wyddno, seat of the ruler Gwyddno Garanhir. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lowland Hundred"
Mologa (Моло́га) is a former town in Yaroslavl Oblast, at the confluence of Mologa and Volga Rivers, now submerged under the waters of the Rybinsk Reservoir. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mologa"
Nether Hambleton is a former village in Rutland, England that was demolished and submerged - along with its neighbour Middle Hambleton - by the construction of the Empingham Reservoir (now known as Rutland Water). ...more on Wikipedia about "Nether Hambleton"
Port Royal was the center of shipping commerce in Jamaica until an earthquake on June 7, 1692 largely destroyed it, causing two thirds of the city to sink into the Caribbean Sea. Port Royal's role was taken over by the city of Kingston. ...more on Wikipedia about "Port Royal"
Scammonden was a village close to Huddersfield, in the Colne Valley, England, before it was flooded in the 1960s to create the Scammonden Reservoir. The M62 motorway crosses the dam wall and then passes through a cutting to the west over which Scammonden Bridge carries a B-road. This bridge, when built was the longest single span bridge in the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "Scammonden"
Sknyatino is a former village in the Tver Oblast of Russia, situated at the confluence of the Nerl River and the Volga, about halfway between Uglich and Tver. It is the site of the medieval town of Ksnyatin, founded by Yury Dolgoruky in 1134 and named after his son Konstantin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sknyatino"
Tartessos (also Tartessus) was a harbor city on the south coast of the Iberian peninsula (in modern Andalusia, Spain), at the mouth of the Guadalquivir river. Tartessos at least dates from 1000 BC, about the time when the Phoenicians made contact with the city. However, the city likely began at an unknown, earlier date. The Tartessians were traders, who may have discovered the route to the Tin Islands ( Britain or more precisely the Scilly Islands). Trade in tin was very lucrative in this era since it was necessary for the production of bronze, and the people from Tartessos became important trading partners of the Phoenicians, who nearby built a harbor of their own, Gades (current-day Cádiz). Ancient Greek texts refer to a legendary king of Tartessos, Arganthonios, known for his wealth in silver and minerals. Greek texts say Arganthonios lived many years beyond the normal human lifespan, but Arganthonios may have been the name of several Tartessian kings or their title, giving rise to legends of a single man's longevity. Artifacts linked with the Tartessos culture have been found, but the site of the Tartessos' city is lost. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tartessos"
Vineta or Wineta, also named Jumme, is an ancient and possibly legendary town believed to have been on the German or Polish coast of the Baltic Sea. It was commonly said to be on the present site of Wolin in Poland or of Zinnowitz on Usedom ...more on Wikipedia about "Vineta"
Ys (also spelled Is or Ker-Ys in Breton) is a mythical city built in the Douarnenez bay in Brittany by Gradlon, King of Cornouaille, for his daughter Dahut. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ys"
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