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Lost cities of India

New Delhi: India has several lost cities which were  once inhabited and were  prosperous, but they were lost with the ravages of time. Although these cities eventually fell to war or natural disaster, their legacies

2. Vijaynagar, Karnataka



The Vijaynagar city is located on south bank of the Tungabhadra River in Bellary District, northern Karnataka.



Vijaynagar city was built around a religious center of the Virupaksha temple at Hampi. The site is know listed in UNESCO's World Heritage site as “the Ruins of Hampi.”

The ruins are now in danger because of excessive vehicular pollution and construction. It is know listed as a “threatened” World Heritage Site.

It was once an important center of the Vijayanagara empire who ruled over most of the Southern India.

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