Founded by Dutch colonists from Dutch East India Company and is the oldest recorded city in South Africa. Pre-Columbian Cholula grew from a small village to a regional center during the 7th century. See full list on en.wikipedia.orgJul 2, 2025 · Before Syria’s civil war, Damascus claimed the title of world’s oldest continuously inhabited city. The OldCity remains a maze of narrow streets centered around the Umayyad Mosque, built in 715 CE. · A small city with a population of 20,000 people, Jericho, which is located in Palestine, is believed to be the oldest city in the world. Indeed, some of the earliest archeological evidence from the area dates back 11,000 years. 6 days ago · Istanbul, one of the oldest cities in the world with a history spanning over 2,600 years (founded as Byzantium in 667 BC), is a dynamic metropolis straddling two continents. · Explore the 25 oldest cities in the world. From Jericho and Damascus to Luoyang and Cholula, these ancient places reveal the roots of civilization. Jericho is the oldest city that is still inhabited today. Dating back to 9,000 B.C., Jericho was first visited by Mesolithic hunters. Over the next few thousand years, it is believed the occupation of Jericho was intermittent due to its repeated nomadic settlers. photo source: Wikimedia Commons via UNESCO by Véronique Dauge However, people may have inhabited Damascus much earlier as there is archaeological evidence that shows people lived in the region just outside of Damascus as early as 10000 to 8000 BCE. Regardless of when the city was first settled, Damascus became important to the various peoples that ...See full list on oldest.orgIn addition to all of its historical landmarks, Damascus is home to the world’s largest restaurant, Damascus Gate Restaurant. According to Guinness World Records, the Damascus Gate Restaurant has a total 6,014 seats and covers 215,277.4 square feet (20,000 square meters).See full list on oldest.orgphoto source:Wikimedia Commons Luxorsits on the site of the ancient city of Thebes, which was the capital of Egypt during the New Kingdom. The city was established around 3200 BCE and started out as a small trading post and eventually became the center and one of the wealthiest cities of the Egyptian Empire during its peak. Many ancient structures ...See full list on oldest.orgphoto source:Wikimedia Commons Athens is one of the oldest and most important cities in western civilization. The city has been inhabited since Neolithic times, around the the end of the 4thmillennium BCE. By the first millennium BCE, Athens became the leading city of Ancient Greece. According to Greek mythology, Athens was named for its patron god...See full list on oldest.orgphoto source:Wikimedia Commons The ancient city of Susa (modern-day Shush)was home to the Elam civilization. There is evidence that the earliest settlement was established around 4200 BCE. Evidence suggests that the city was founded around the time that nearby villages were abandoned including Chonga Mish, which was the cultural center of the regio...See full list on oldest.orgphoto source: Wikimedia Commons via Godot13 Jerusalemis a strategically located ancient city that has been heatedly fought over by various civilizations. Unfortunately, these wars are still ongoing today as both Israel and Palestine claim Jerusalem as their capital. The ancient city is also a major religious site and is important to three major rel...See full list on oldest.orgphoto source:Wikimedia Commons Under Roman rule Argos became important again and flourished during the Byzantine era. At one point the Greek government considered moving the capital to Argos, but eventually chose Athens in 1834. The city of Argos is featured throughout several Greek myths and is believed to be the birthplace of Perseus, the son of ...See full list on oldest.orgphoto source:Wikimedia Commons In recent history, the city of Aleppohas become known as being the center of the Syrian Civil War; the city has seen massive destruction and is the worst hit by the war. Today, the damaged parts of Aleppo are still undergoing reconstruction. Despite its current circumstances, Aleppo is a great city of antiquity with a...See full list on oldest.orgphoto source:Wikimedia Commons Plovdiv, which is often cited as one of the oldest cities in Europe, was first settled during the Neolithic era around 6000 BCE. Throughout the city’s long history, it has been conquered by several different peoples including the Thracians, Macedonians, Romans, Byzantines, Bulgarians, and Ottoman Turks — all of these ...See full list on oldest.orgphoto source:Wikimedia Commons According to archaeological research, Bybloshas been occupied since the Neolithic Period between 8800 – 7000 BCE and its oldest settlement developed around the 4th millennium BCE – Byblos has been continuously occupied since this first settlement. According to myth, Byblos was built by Cronus as the first city of Phoe...See full list on oldest.orgView all Founded by Dutch colonists from Dutch East India Company and is the oldest recorded city in South Africa. Pre-Columbian Cholula grew from a small village to a regional center during the 7th century. See full list on en.wikipedia.orgJul 2, 2025 · Before Syria’s civil war, Damascus claimed the title of world’s oldest continuously inhabited city. The OldCity remains a maze of narrow streets centered around the Umayyad Mosque, built in 715 CE. · A small city with a population of 20,000 people, Jericho, which is located in Palestine, is believed to be the oldest city in the world. Indeed, some of the earliest archeological evidence from the area dates back 11,000 years. 6 days ago · Istanbul, one of the oldest cities in the world with a history spanning over 2,600 years (founded as Byzantium in 667 BC), is a dynamic metropolis straddling two continents. · Explore the 25 oldest cities in the world. From Jericho and Damascus to Luoyang and Cholula, these ancient places reveal the roots of civilization. · Before Syria’s civil war, Damascus claimed the title of world’s oldest continuously inhabited city. The OldCity remains a maze of narrow streets centered around the Umayyad Mosque, built in 715 CE. · A small city with a population of 20,000 people, Jericho, which is located in Palestine, is believed to be the oldest city in the world. Indeed, some of the earliest archeological evidence from the area dates back 11,000 years. 6 days ago · Istanbul, one of the oldest cities in the world with a history spanning over 2,600 years (founded as Byzantium in 667 BC), is a dynamic metropolis straddling two continents. · Explore the 25 oldest cities in the world. From Jericho and Damascus to Luoyang and Cholula, these ancient places reveal the roots of civilization.
