Jericho, located in the West Bank region of the Middle East, is the oldest continuously inhabited city on the planet.
It is believed by scientists that the oldest city in the world is Jericho which is located in the Palestinian Territories. It has been continuously inhabited since 9,000 BC.
Damascus is considered by many to be the oldest city.
As a place of human habitation, the term city is a bit flexible. There is no reliable definition when considering habitation sites with ancient roots. An ancient "city" could have had 10,000, 1,000, 100, or 10 inhabitants. With this in mind, the traditional ideas of "Old World" and "New World" gets a bit muddled. There is archeological evidence that identifies sights of human habitation over extended periods in the Western Hemisphere. Three of the oldest are below:
Damascus, Syria is said to the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. There is evidence dating back to at least 9000 BCE.
The oldest city recorded may be Jericho in Palestine that was believed to be inhabited from 9,000 years B.C. It is believed that it was abandoned and re-colonized several times.
Oldest but now extinct: Elam, Babalyon, Sumer, Kish, Ur, Akkad, Thebes, Memphis
Oldest continuously occupied: Damascus
no, it is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world thou
The City of Caral was the Oldest Major City
Many cities claim to be the world's oldest continuously inhabited city. However, Jericho is the only one of these cities to have evidence to support its claim, as Jericho was inhabited as far back as 9,000 BC.
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The world's oldest (of the seven existing) and smallest continent is Australia.
Damascus is the oldest city in the world.
yes it is,its the oldest city in the world that has people living in it
no, it is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world thou
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Matera is the oldest city in Italy, and one of the five oldest cities in the world.
No. St. Augustine is the oldest European-built city in the Americas.
Damascus is considered to be the oldest (9000 BC).
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