List of Cities in the World that are Below Sea Level
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5. Lost Villages in Ontario, Canada
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These cities are the former municipalities of Cornwall and Osnabruck in Ontario. The area sank after the construction of an airway built in the 1950s, which required the construction of a dam across the St. River. Lawrence. Today, there are still buildings and can be seen from several areas above the air level.
6. Atlit-Yam, Israel
This Neolithic settlement is located off the coast of Israel in the Mediterranean Sea and reported to be around 8,000 years old. Although there are some who claim to be the oldest, Atlit-Yam has definite evidence to claim that the city is the oldest.
The city in 1984, a depth of 30 feet underwater, where graves, buildings, and strange skeletons were found. However, the most interesting thing found, there are the seven megaliths in a circle that looks like Stonehenge underwater.
Recent reports predicts that the reason of sinking this city by an earthquake, followed by a Tsunami.
7. Phanagoria, Russia
Phanagoria was the largest city in ancient Greece, and the capital of the Bosporan Kingdom. The city lies on the Black Sea Park Peninsula, which is now part of Russia.
Reports said that a third of the old city has sunk in the waters of the Black Sea, while two thirds are still on land, which makes this a great archaeological site, with new discoveries still being made.
