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The title City of Seven Hills usually refers to Rome , which was founded on seven hills . However, there are many other cities that make the same claim.[1]
Yaounde, city of Seven Hills during the night
Ceuta , Spain [citation needed ]
Ibadan , Nigeria – Built on Oke Padre, Oke Ado, Oke Bola, Oke Mapo, Oke Are, Oke Sapati, Oke Mokola.[2] [3]
Kampala , Uganda [4] – The hills are Mengo, Lubaga, Namirembe, Old Kampala, Kibuli, Nakasero and Makerere
Yaoundé , Cameroon [5] Sunset view of hills in the city of Yaounde
Americas [ edit ]
Albany, New York [6]
Athens, Texas [7]
Asunción , Paraguay [8]
Chicontepec , Mexico , whose name is Nahuatl for "on seven hills"[9]
Cincinnati , Ohio (now encompasses more than seven)[10] [11]
Dubuque, Iowa [12]
Ellicott City, Maryland [13]
Guaranda , Ecuador [14] [15]
Kernersville, North Carolina [citation needed ]
Lynchburg, Virginia – 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.[16]
Nevada City, California – Built upon Aristocracy Hill, American Hill, Piety Hill, Prospect Hill, Wet Hill, Cement Hill, and Lost Hill. There is also a middle school and business district called Seven Hills.[citation needed ]
Newton, Massachusetts [citation needed ]
Nixa , Missouri [citation needed ]
Port Washington, Wisconsin – The seven hills comprise two High School Hills, North Bluff Hill, South Hill, St. Mary's Hill, Billy Goat Hill and Sweet Cake Hill.[citation needed ]
Pottsville, Pennsylvania – Built on Lawton's Hill, Greenwood Hill, Bunker Hill (Sharp Mountain ), Guinea Hill, Forest Hills, Cottage Hill and Mount Hope.[citation needed ]
Providence, Rhode Island – Built on Christian Hill, College Hill, Constitution Hill, Federal Hill, Smith Hill, Tockwotten Hill, and Weybosset Hill.[17]
Richmond , Virginia – Built on numerous hills and escarpments to include Union Hill , Church Hill , Council Chamber Hill, Shockoe Hill , Gambles Hill , Navy Hill and Oregon Hill .[18]
Rome, Georgia [citation needed ]
Saint Paul, Minnesota – The exact list of seven hills varies, but every list includes Cathedral Hill , Capitol Hill , Dayton's Bluff , Crocus Hill (sometimes also called St. Clair), and Williams Hill—which is no longer a hill.[19]
Valera , Trujillo , Venezuela [20]
San Francisco , California (see List of hills in San Francisco )[citation needed ]
Seattle , Washington (see Seven hills of Seattle )[citation needed ]
Seven Hills, Ohio [citation needed ]
Somerville , Massachusetts – Built on Clarendon Hill, College Hill, Spring Hill, Winter Hill, Central Hill, Plowed Hill, Cobble Hill.[21]
Staten Island , New York – Fort Hill, Ward Hill, Fox Hill, Grymes Hill, Emerson Hill, Todt Hill, and Richmond Hill.[citation needed ]
Tallahassee , Florida – Goodwood Plantation , Old Fort Park, Mission San Luis, Old Capitol, The Grove, FAMU (Lee Hall), FSU (Westcott Hall)[22]
Victoria , Argentina [23]
Washington, D.C. – Built on Capitol Hill, Meridian Hill, Floral Hills, Forest Hills, Hillbrook, Hillcrest, and Knox Hill.[citation needed ]
Worcester , Massachusetts – Built on Pakachoag (Mount St. James), Sagatabscot (Union Hill), Hancock Hill, Chandler Hill (Belmosy Hill), Green Hill, Bancroft Hill, and Newton Hill[24]
Yonkers , New York [25] [26]
Eurasia [ edit ]
Shimla , India – The seven hills are Jakhu Hill , Summer Hill , Bantony Hill, Inveram Hill, Elisium Hill, Observatory Hill and Prospect Hill.
Amman , Jordan :[27] the seven hills are Qusur, Jufa, Taj, Nazha, Nasser, Natheef, and al-Akhdar.[28] [29]
Bhopal , India
Jerusalem – Jerusalem's seven hills are Mount Scopus , Mount Olivet and the Mount of Corruption (all three are peaks in a mountain ridge that lies east of the Old City ), Mount Ophel, the original Mount Zion , the New Mount Zion and the hill on which the Antonia Fortress was built.
Shefa-Amr https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shefa-Amr
Macau
Mecca , Saudi Arabia
Mumbai Saat Dweep Samuh (now joined into a peninsula)
Tehran , Iran
Kottayam , India
Thiruvananthapuram , India
Tirumala , India – One of the hill towns of Tirumala is where the Temple of Seven Hills, the Tirumala Venkateswara , is located. This temple is one of the most active places of worship in the world.
Aalten , Netherlands – Village (no town privileges) said to be built on seven hills.[30]
Abergavenny , South Wales , United Kingdom
Armagh , in Northern Ireland , United Kingdom
Athens , Greece . The historical seven hills of Athens are Acropolis , Areopagus , Philopappou , Hill of the Nymphs , Pnyx , Lycabettus , and 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 , is said to be built on Turó del Carmel, Turó de la Rovira , Turó de la Creueta del Coll, Turó de la Peira, Turó del Putxet, Turó de Monterols and Turó de Modolell.[31] Others exclude the latter and include Montjuïc and Mont Tàber, the 17 m hill where the Roman city of Barcino was built.[32]
Bath , England , United Kingdom
Besançon , France
Bergamo , Lombardy , Italy
Bergen , Norway – Built not on but between seven mountains. See Seven Mountains, Bergen .
Bristol , England , United Kingdom [33]
Brussels , Belgium – Said to be built on St. Michielsberg, Koudenberg , Warmoesberg, Kruidtuin , Kunstberg , Zavel and St. Pietersberg
Bucharest , Romania
Cagliari , Sardinia , Italy
Cáceres, Spain [34]
Cherdyn , Russia
Chișinău , Moldova
Cosenza , Calabria , Italy
Durham , England , United Kingdom
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 )
Kaposvár , Hungary
Kyiv , Ukraine Borichev, Shchekovitsa, Starokievska and Khorevitsa.[35]
Lisbon , Portugal , São Jorge, São Vicente, Sant'Ana, Santo André, Chagas, Santa Catarina, São Roque
Lviv , Ukraine
Liverpool , UK [36]
Madrid , Spain [37]
Maribor , Slovenia , seven hills are Pohorje, Kozjak, Kalvarija, Mestni vrh, Piramida, Meljski hrib and Pekrska gorca.
Moscow , Russia (See Seven hills of Moscow )
Nijmegen , Netherlands – Seven hills within the 16c–19c city wall: Geertruidsberg, Hofberg (Valkhof ), Lindenberg, Jansberg, Hundisberg, Hessenberg and Hoofdberg.[38]
Nitra , Slovakia
Plovdiv , Bulgaria – Was originally built on seven hills but now only has six due to one being destroyed in the early 20th century (Markovo tepe )
Plymouth , England , United Kingdom
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 , Lazio , Italy (see Seven hills of Rome )
Saint-Étienne , France
Sandomierz , Poland
Sheffield , England , United Kingdom
Siegen , Germany [39]
Smolensk , Russia
Telšiai , Lithuania
Toulon , France
Tulle , France
Turku , Finland
Ufa , Russia
Veszprém , Hungary
Vilnius , Lithuania
Vladimir , Russia
Zevenbergen , Netherlands , Oronyms unknown, except Molenberg[40]
Oceania [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
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^ "St. Paul's 7 hills: There seems to be agreement on 5 of them" . MinnPost . 29 July 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016 .
^ "Valera (Trujillo, Venezuela)" . 22 May 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2016 .
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^ Erin McCloskey; Tim Burford (2006). Argentina: The Bradt Travel Guide . Bradt Travel Guides. p. 179. ISBN 978-1-84162-138-8 .
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