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Ancient cities with 6 letters
19 six-letter ancient cities in alphabetical order, from “Amarna” to “Ugarit”. Each one counts as an answer in Icillion.
Ancient cities with 6 letters
- Amarna
- Angkor
- Apulum
- Athens
- Avaris
- Byblos
- Cyrene
- Delphi
- Lagash
- Napata
- Nicaea
- Nimrud
- Sardis
- Smyrna
- Sparta
- Tarsus
- Taxila
- Thebes
- Ugarit
About this list
- 19 of the 95 ancient cities have exactly 6 letters (20%).
- Most start with A (5), N (3) and S (3).
- Only names of one word are counted, and only their letters: spaces, hyphens and apostrophes are not.
Quick answers
- What are some six-letter ancient cities?
- 19 of the 95 ancient cities in Icillion have exactly 6 letters, for example Athens, Sparta and Thebes.
- Which six-letter ancient cities start with A?
- A is the most common first letter here, with 5 names, such as Amarna, Angkor, Apulum, Athens and Avaris.
Ancient cities by first letter
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