List of ancient Indian cities
This is a list of cities in South Asia thought to have been founded before the 8th century.
In alphabetical order
- Amaravati
- Anga
- Bharuch
- Ayadhya
- Badayun
- Banbhore
- Barbarikon
- Bayana
- Bhattiprolu
- Bhinmal
- Bhokardan
- Sisupalgarh
- Chandraketugarh
- Chennai
- Chunar
- Chidambaram
- Chirand
- Coimbatore
- Cuddalore
- Cuttack
- Debal
- Dhanyakataka
- Dharmapuri
- Dwarka
- Erode
- Garthapuri
- Gwalior
- Hampi
- Hansi
- Harappa
- Jabalpur
- Jaipur
- Jhansi
- Junagadh
- Kalibangan
- Kalinjar
- Kalpi
- Kalyan
- Kanchipuram
- Kannauj
- Karur
- Kaveripoompattinam
- Keezhadi
- Kodumanal
- Kollam
- Kotivarsha
- Kumbakonam
- Kumbhoj
- Kurukshetra
- Lothal
- Lashkar
- Madurai
- Meluhha
- Mohenjo-Daro
- Mahabalipuram
- Mangalore
- Mannargudi
- Mayiladuthurai
- Minnagara
- Muziris
- Nagapattinam
- Nalanda
- Namakkal
- Nashik
- Osian
- Patala
- Pataliputra
- Pistapura
- Poona
- Purushapura
- Pushkalavati
- Prayag
- Pratishthana
- Pundravardhana
- Pudumadam புதுமடம்
- Puri
- Pushkar
- Rajagriha Now as Rajgir
- Rajahmahendravaram
- Rajapura
- Ramanathapuram
- Rameshwaram
- Sagala
- Salem
- Sambhar Lake Town City of Gopal Lal Jandu
- Sambalpur
- Sangrur
- Saketa
- Sirkap
- Sirsukh
- Sitanagaram
- Somnath
- Sopara
- Sravasti
- Tamralipta, now Tamluk
- Taxila
- Thanjavur (Tanjore)
- Tiruchengode
- Tiruchirappalli
- Thirussivaperoor
- Tirunelveli
- Tiruvannamalai
- Tiruvarur
- Tuni
- Udayagiri
- Ujjain
- Vadodara
- Vaishali
- Vallabhi
- Varanasi
- Vellore
- Vidisha
- Bairat
- Maisolos, Masalia, Masulipatnam, Masulipatam, now Machilipatnam or Bandar
- Vijayavatika
- Waltair
- Vrindavan
- Vellore