2007-12-31 04:59:41 · 6 answers · asked by christian g 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
I don't want to get into a war of definition here, but if you ask for the oldest CITY then Jericho does not qualify because back then it had a maximum of only a few hundreds of dwellers.
A city would be more like a few thousands of dwellers.
In this case the city of Uruk, in today's Iraq, would be the answer with 50'000-80'000 people at its peak.
It was between 4'000 and 3000 BCE.
2007-12-31 09:38:39 · answer #1 · answered by Oscar L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wiki shows both Jericho and Damascus as being AMONG the oldest cities in the world. In fact, if one considers the 9000 BC given for Jericho's origin and the 8-10,000 BC range given for Damascus, the latter might have the edge. Such things are highly speculative - but fun!
2007-12-31 06:59:33 · answer #2 · answered by picador 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jericho
2007-12-31 05:21:45 · answer #3 · answered by shygirl93 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jericho
2007-12-31 05:08:07 · answer #4 · answered by goodymehrin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The one with the oldest cemetery!!...lol..
no! I think its somewhere in "Iraq"...
you could ask this in archyology u know?...
2007-12-31 05:03:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jericho is the oldest city in the world, first being inhabited around 9000 BC =)!
2007-12-31 05:03:45 · answer #6 · answered by mcvcm92 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋