List of cities claimed to be built on seven hills ("EXPERIMENTO FILADELFIA")

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City of Seven Hills usually refers to Rome. However, there are many cities that claim to be built on seven hills.

Africa[edit]

Ibadan, Nigeria^[1]
Kampala, Uganda^[2] The hills are Mengo, Lubaga, Namirembe, Old Kampala, Kibuli, Nakasero and Makerere.

Americas[edit]

Albany, New York^[3]
Asunción, Paraguay - The city is one of the oldest in South America. The seven hills are difficult to detect, but are: Cabara, Cerro Lambaré, Clavel, Cachinga, Cachinga, Tacumbú amd Tarumã
Athens, Texas, United States^[4]
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (now encompasses more than seven) ^[5]^[6]
Ellicott City, Maryland, United States ^[7]
Guaranda, Ecuador^[8]^[9]
Lynchburg, Virginia, United States 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.^[10]
Nevada City, California, United States, built on Piety, Lost, Prospect, Aristocracy, Boulder, Nabob, and Buckeye Hills ^[11]
Nixa, Missouri, United States
Providence, Rhode Island, built on Christian Hill, College Hill, Constitution Hill, Federal Hill, Smith Hill, Tockwotten Hill, and Weybosset Hill.
Richmond, Virginia, United States, built on numerous hills and escarpments to include Union Hill, Church Hill, Council Chamber Hill, Shockoe Hill, Gambles Hill, Navy Hill and Oregon Hill.^[12]
Rome, Georgia, United States
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
San Diego, California, United States^{[citation needed]}
San Francisco, California, United States (see List of hills in San Francisco)
Seattle, Washington, United States (see Seven hills of Seattle)
Seven Hills, Ohio, United States
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, built on Clarendon Hill, College Hill, Spring Hill, Winter Hill, Central Hill, Plowed Hill, Cobble Hill.
Staten Island, New York, United States - Fort Hill, Ward Hill, Fox Hill, Grymes Hill, Emerson Hill, Todt Hill, and Richmond Hill.
Tallahassee, Florida, United States
Victoria, Argentina
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, built on Airport Hill, Bancroft Hill, Belmont Hill, Grafton Hill, Green Hill, Pakachoag Hill, and Vernon Hill.
Yonkers, New York, United States^[13]^[14]

Asia[edit]

Amman, Jordan
Jerusalem, Israel This important religious center is situated on seven hills, but considering the various changes of the landscape over the centuries, it has not been possible to locate the hills on which the city rests.
Macau
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Mumbai Saat Dweep Samuh (now joined, into a peninsula)
Tehran, Iran
Thiruvananthapuram, India
Tirumala, India In Asia, there are few cities on seven hills, except in India. One of the hill town of Tirumala is precisely where the Temple of Seven Hills, the Tirumala Venkateswara. This temple is affirmed to be the most active place of worship in the world.