A Native American village in North Dakota once inhabited by the Mandans east of the Mississippi River. It consisted of dome-shaped houses called Earthlodges built from logs and earth. For defensive purposes, the village was fortified with a palisade formed by wooden posts and an encircling moat.

Genesis Cities have a set location on a model of Earth in the game CryptoCrusades. The Genesis Cities, 88 in total, will be the seats of 88 empires on iOS and Android when the game is launched.