Dacian
Many city names of the Dacians were composed of an initial lexical element affixed to -dava, -daua, -deva, -deba, -daba, or -dova, which meant "city" or "town" in the Dacian language.
- Acidava (Acidaua), a fortress town close to the Danube, located in today's Enoşeşti, Olt County, Romania
- Aedava (Aedeva, Aedabe, Aedeba or Aedadeba), placed by Procopius on the Danubian road between Augustae and Variana, in Moesia (the present Northern Bulgaria)
- Aiadava (Aiadaba or Aeadaba, Greek: Αἰάδαβα), a locality in the Remesiana region in present-day Bela Palanka, Serbia
- Aizis (Aixis, Aixim, Airzis, Azizis, Azisis, Aizisis, Alzisis, Aigis, Aigizidava*, Zizis), mentioned by Emperor Trajan in Dacica
- Amutria (Amutrion, Amutrium, Ancient Greek: Άμοΰτζίον), a Dacian town close to the Danube, possibly today's Motru, Gorj County, Romania
- Apulon (Apoulon, Apula), a fortress city close to modern Alba-Iulia, Romania from which the Latin name of Apulum is derived
- Arcina (Arcinna), a fortress town in Wallachia
- Arcobadara (Acrobadara)
- Argedava (Argedauon, Sargedava, Sargedauon, Zargedava, Zargedauon, Ancient Greek: Αργεδαυον, Σαργεδαυον), mentioned in the Decree of Dionysopolis, potentially the dava discovered at Popeşti, a district in the town of Mihăileşti, Giurgiu County, Romania and maybe Burebista's court or capital
- Argidava (Argidaua, Arcidava, Arcidaua, Argedava, Argedauon, Sargedava, Sargedauon, Zargedava, Zargedauon, Ancient Greek: Ἀργίδαυα, Αργεδαυον, Σαργεδαυον), potentially Burebista's court or capital, located in today's Vărădia, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
- Arutela
- Berzobis, ancient Bârzava, Romania
- Bregedava
- Buricodava
- Buridava (Burridava), today's Ocnele Mari, Romania
- Buteridava
- Capidava (Kapidaua), a fortress town on the southern side of the lower Danube
- Carsidava or Karsidaua
- Cumidava (Comidava, Komidaua), ancient Râşnov, Romania
- Danedebai, a settlement
- Dausdava (Dausadava, Dausdavua), "The shrine of wolves", a fortress town close to the Danube
- Desudaba
- Diacum
- Dierna
- Dinogetia, located above the Danube delta
- Docidava or Dokidaua
- Drobeta, located on the left bank of the Danube at Turnu Severin
- Egeta
- Gatae
- Genucla, settlement located south of the Danube
- Gildova (Gildoba), located along the Vistula river
- Giridava
- Itadeba (Itadava), in northeastern Macedonia
- Jidava, near Câmpulung Muscel, Romania
- Jidova
- Klepidaua
- Kuimedaba
- Malva, a Dacian settlement where Roman Romula was built
- Marcodava (Markodaua)
- Murideba
- Napoca, ancient Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Nentinava (Netindaua), ancient Slobozia, Romania
- Nentivava, ancient Olteniţa, Romania
- Patridava (Patridaua)
- Patruissa
- Pelendava (Pelendova), ancient Craiova, Romania
- Perburidava
- Petrodava (Petrodaua), located in Piatra Neamţ
- Piroboridava (Piroboridaua)
- Polonda
- Potaissa (Patavissa), ancient Turda, Romania
- Pulpudeva, today's city of Plovdiv in Bulgaria, originally named Eumolpias by the Dacians. Philip II of Macedon conquered the area in 342-341 BC and renamed the city Philippoupolis (Greek: Φιλιππούπολις), of which the later Dacian name for the city, Pulpu-deva, is a reconstructed translation.
- Quemedava, mentioned by Procopius in Dardania
- Ramidava (Rhamidaua)
- Ratiaria
- Recidava
- Romboses
- Rusidava (Rusidava)
- Ruconium
- Sacidava (Sacidaba)
- Sagadava
- Sandava
- Sangidaua
- Sarmizegetusa (Sarmisegetuza), Decebalus's capital and holy place
- Sarmizegetusa Regia, the most important Dacian military, religious and political centre
- Scaidava (Skedeba)
- Setidava (Setidaua), mentioned by Ptolemy as a thriving settlement
- Singidava (Singidaua)
- Sucidava (Suvidava, Sukidaua), located in Corabia, Olt County, Romania
- Susudava, mentioned by Ptolemy as a thriving settlement
- Sykidaba
- Tamasidava (Tamasidaua)
- Tapae, a Dacian outpost guarding Sarmisegetuza and the site of two major battles between Dacians and Romans
- Thermidaua (Germidava), a town in Dalmatia probably founded by immigrants from Dacia, mentioned by Ptolemy, near Scodra
- Tirista (Tsirista)
- Tsierna (Dierna)
- Utidava (Utidaua)
- Zaldapa
- Zargidava (Zargidaua)
- Zeugma
- Zimnicea, site where Alexander the Great fought the Dacians
- Ziridava (Ziridaua), identified archaeologically with Pecica, Arad, Romania
- Zisnedeva (Zisnudeva, Zisnudeba), located in Dacian Moesia
- Zucidaua
- Zurobara
- Zisnudeba
- Zusidava
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