Atlantis & Dwarka are two oldest cities lost to sea. While the former is still a myth (until discovered), the later has been found in Gulf of Cambay. Below is a comparison of two cities.
Atlantis | Dwarka |
| Atlantis was relatively advanced, well-organized and prosperous civilization. “…island of Atlantis there existed a confederation of kings, of great and marvelous power, which held sway over all the island, and over many other islands also and parts of the continent.” | Dwarka was built by Vishwakarma on request of Lord Krishna. It had six well-organized sectors, residential and commercial zones, wide roads, plazas, palaces and many public utilities. A hall called “Sudharma Sabha” was built to hold public meetings. The city also boasted having the possession of a good sea harbor. The city had 700,000 palaces made of gold, silver and other precious stones. – Wikipedia |
| Atlantis flourished and submerged to sea approximately 11000 BP (before present) | Old Dwarka was lost to sea in 7500 BP, 36 years after the war of Mahabharata. |
| Its destruction was the result of global cataclysm – The island of Atlantis was swallowed up by the sea in a single dreadful day and a night… “But at a later time there occurred portentous earthquakes and floods, and one grievous day and night befell them, when the whole body of your warriors was swallowed up by the earth, and the island of Atlantis in like manner was swallowed up by the sea and vanished; wherefore also the ocean at that spot has now become impassable and unsearchable, being blocked up by the shoal mud which the island created as it settled down.” | Following is the account given by Arjuna, found in the Mahabharata: …imposed on it by nature. The sea rushed into the city. It coursed through the streets of the beautiful city. The sea covered up everything in the city. I saw the beautiful buildings becoming submerged one by one. In a matter of a few moments it was all over. The sea had now become as placid as a lake. There was no trace of the city. Dwarka was just a name; just a memory. |
| Location not found, different people have given different location of Atlantis over the years with the possibility that Atlantis can exist anywhere on earth… | Found in Gulf Of Cambay. The old Dwarka is located near the site of the current city of Dwarka in Gujarat, India, few kilometers from shore in the sea. |
| Atlantis has always been a myth and a topic of debate for scholars and researchers for its existence. The only known account of Atlantis mention is in Plato’s conversation with Hermocrates, Socrates, Timaeus of Locri & Critias in 360 BC. | Dwarka on the other hand is mentioned in the Mahabharata, the Bhagavata Purana, the Vishnu Purana, and many other Hindu literature. |
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