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.
Asia has the most of the world's largest cities. Major metropolitan areas like Tokyo, Delhi, Shanghai, and Mumbai are all located in Asia.
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No, most of the world's largest cities are not found in the tropics. The largest cities are typically located in temperate regions with high population density, such as Tokyo, New York City, and Shanghai. While there are some large cities in tropical regions, they do not dominate the list of the world's largest cities.
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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.
There are two cities which claim to be the oldest in existence. These are the city of Damascus and Varanasi.
Almost anything you can imagine, Tokyo is one of the worlds largest cities.