Top 5 oldest cities in the world

Jericho, West Bank Renewer / Getty Images Dating back to between 11,000 and 9,300 BCE, Jericho is believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city on Earth. Fortifications unearthed in...
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Beirut, Lebanon (5,000 B.C.) Sidon, Lebanon (4,000 B.C.) Damascus, Syria, is believed to be the oldest city in the world that is still inhabited today. Excavations at Tell Ramad on …
10 oldest cities in the world Damascus, Syria – 11,000 years old. Also named as the capital of Arab culture, Damascus is the oldest city in the world... Aleppo, Syria – 8,000 years …
The world's oldest continually-inhabited city, according to our sources, archaeologists have unearthed the remains of 20 successive settlements in Jericho, …
The capital and the largest city in Syria, Damascus is located in the southwestern part of the country. The ancient city of Damascus was founded in the 3rd …
Today, Eridu resembles a handful of bare mounds rising above the desert of southern Iraq, but some 7,000 years ago it was what many scholars consider the world’s …
9,000 BC. Seen glittering in the distance from the banks of the River Jordan, Jericho is likely the oldest city in the world. Archaeologists have uncovered the remains …
9. Gaziantep, Turkey (3,650 BC) Photo: nexus 7 /Shutterstock. Gaziantep, like many of the other oldest cities in the world, has passed through many hands in its …
From Siem Reap and Luxor to Athens and Jerusalem, the world’s oldest cities offer much more than ancient architecture that transports you to the past. They …
Bryan Blaes/Shutterstock. Founded in 312 B.C., the city of Petra in Jordan is a world-famous old town that is essential to your bucket list. Known for its rock-cut …
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