List of cities claimed to be built on seven hills

Updated on Nov 23, 2024

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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

Yaoundé, Cameroon

Ibadan, Nigeria

Kampala, Uganda - the hills are Mengo, Lubaga, Namirembe, Old Kampala, Kibuli, Nakasero and Makerere

Americas

Albany, New York

Athens, Texas, United States

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (now encompasses more than seven)

Ellicott City, Maryland, United States

Guaranda, Ecuador

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.

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.

Rome, Georgia, United States

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States – The exact list of seven hills varies a bit, but every list includes Cathedral Hill, Capitol Hill, Dayton's Bluff, Crocus Hill (sometimes also called St. Clair), and Williams Hill—which is no longer a hill.

Valera, Trujillo, Venezuela

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 Pakachoag (Mount St. James), Sagatabscot (Union Hill), Hancock Hill, Chandler Hill (Belmosy Hill), Green Hill, Bancroft Hill, and Newton Hill

Yonkers, New York, United States

Asia

Amman, Jordan

Jerusalem, Israel: Jerusalem's seven hills are Mount Scopus, Mount Olivet and the Mount of Corruption (all three are peaks in a mountain ridge that lies east of the Old City), Mount Ophel, the original Mount Zion, the New Mount Zion and the hill on which the Antonia Fortress was built.

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 towns of Tirumala is where the Temple of Seven Hills, the Tirumala Venkateswara, is located. This temple is affirmed to be the most active place of worship in the world.

Europe

Abergavenny, South Wales, United Kingdom

Armagh, in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Athens, Greece. The historical seven hills of Athens are Acropolis, Areopagus, Philopappus Hill (or Hill of the Muses), Hill of the Nymphs, Pnyx, Mount Lycabettus, and Mount Anchesmos (or Tourkovounia).

Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany, The seven hills of Bamberg are; Cathedral Hill, Michaelsberg, Kaulberg/Obere Pfarre, Stefansberg, Jakobsberg, Altenburger Hill, and Abtsberg.

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain said to be built on Mont Tàber, La Rovira, El Coll, El Carmel, La Peira, El Putxet and Montjuïc

Bath, England, United Kingdom

Besançon, France

Bergen, Norway, built not on but between seven mountains. See Seven Mountains, Bergen.

Brussels, Belgium, said to be built on St.Michielsberg, Koudenberg, Warmoesberg, Kruidtuin, Kunstberg, Zavel and St.Pietersberg

Budapest, Hungary

Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy

Cáceres, Spain

Ceuta, Spain

Chișinău, Moldova

Coatbridge, Scotland, United Kingdom

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (see Hills of Edinburgh)