The first cities in the world developed in Mesopotamia.
The world's first cities are believed to have emerged in Mesopotamia, an ancient region located in present-day Iraq and parts of Iran, Turkey, and Syria. Cities such as Ur, Uruk, and Eridu are among the earliest known urban settlements in human history.
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The worlds first cities
More than half of the worlds largest cities were located in Hong Kong, Japan, and Brazil by the year 2000. Many of these cities are now merging into mega cities.
Asia has most of the worlds largest cities because its largest cities include mumbai, karachi, seoul, shanghai, dehli. Those five are in the top 7 most populated cities in the world.
Sumer, the worlds first Civilization, was located in modern days Iraq between the Tigris and Euphrates river
For shipping purposes.
Many great cities are located near a body of water because it's great for transportation. It makes transportation very easy and reliable!
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