Can you name the cities that were at one time the largest in the world?

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  • Enter a city in the box below
  • Correctly named cities will show up below
  • Answers do not have to be guessed in order
  • Source: Link
  • Population can correspond to the approximate population at the time the city became the world's largest or its peak population. Other source: http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm
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YearCityPopulation
3100 B.C.30,000
2240 B.C.30,000
2075 B.C.35,000
2030 B.C.65,000
1980 B.C.65,000
1770 B.C.60,000
1670 B.C.100,000
1557 B.C.50,000
1400 B.C.80,000
668 B.C.120,000
612 B.C. 200,000
320 B.C.250,000
300 B.C.350,000
195 B.C.400,000
25 B.C.450,000
340 A.D.400,000
570 A.D.500,000
637 A.D.400,000
YearCityPopulation
775 A.D.1,000,000
935 A.D.450,000
1013 A.D.400,000
1127 A.D.200,000
1145 A.D.200,000
1153 A.D.200,000
1170 A.D.200,000
1180 A.D.255,000
1315 A.D.400,000
1348 A.D.432,000
1358 A.D.487,000
1425 A.D.600,000
1650 A.D.700,000
1710 A.D.900,000
1825 A.D.1,350,000
1925 A.D.7,774,000
1965 A.D.15,000,000
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