One list includes the following:
1. Gaziantep, Turkey 3650 B.C.
2. Jerusalem, Israel 3000 B.C
3. Kirkuk, Iraq 3000 B.C.
4. Zurich, Switzerland 3000 B.C.
5. Konya, Turkey 2600 B.C.
6. Giza, Egypt before2568 B.C.
7. Sian, China 2205 B.C.
8. Asyut, Egypt before 2160 B.C.
8. Luxor, Egypt before 2160 B.C.
10. Shaohing, China 2000 B.C.
Another lists the following as the 20 oldest continuously inhabited cities. Note that most are in the Middle East:
1. Damascus Syria 4,500 BC
2. Medinat Al-Fayoum (Crocodilopolis/Arsinoe) Egypt 4,000 BC
3. Gaziantep Turkey 3,650 BC
4. Hebron Palestine/Israel 3,500 BC
5. Byblos Lebanon 3,000-4,000 BC
6. Arbil Iraq Before 2,300 BC
7. Kirkuk (As 'Arrapha') Iraq 2,200-3,000 BC
8. Varanasi (Benares) India Before 2,000 BC
9. Adana Turkey c. 2,000 BC
10. Hama (as Hamath) Syria Before 2,000 BC
11. Jerusalem Israel 2,000 BC
12. Luxor (as Thebes/Weset) Egypt c. 2,000 BC
13. Jaffa Israel 1,800 BC
14. Aleppo Syria 1,800 BC
15. Kutaisi Georgia 1,700 BC
16.Asyut Egypt Before 1,500 BC
17. Gaza Gaza Strip Before 1,500 BC
18. Jericho (Present Site) Palestine/Israel 1,400 BC
19. Tyre Lebanon 1,300-2,700 BC
20. Hamedan Iran 1,100 BC
2006-06-15 19:03:39
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answered by magistra_linguae 6
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Oldest living cities???
Jerselam,
Rome,
Thebes (Luxor),
Venice,
Kiev,
Constantinople (Instanbul),
Athens,
Alexandra,
Torrance,
Samsun
2006-06-15 17:41:32
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answered by Anonymous
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Kanyakumari,Patna,New Delhi,Somnath, Konark , kalicut( All Indians),London,Mexico,, Rome,Venice are the ten oldest cities.
2006-06-15 20:05:58
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answered by dharap123 3
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if manila existed before 822 A.D. do you think it belong to 10 most oldest cities?
2006-06-15 17:36:31
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answered by Anonymous
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Jericho
Damascus - Syria
Varanasi
Sana'a
Delhi
Chaldees - Mesopotamia
That's all I know.
2006-06-15 17:44:51
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answered by Sapnat 4
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