Timeless Wonders: Discovering The 10 Oldest Cities In The World

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Varanasi is one of India's oldest cities and the birthplace of Hinduism, the nation's oldest religion. It is 5,000 years old

Varanasi, India 

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 Plovdiv is one of the most ancient cities in Europe, having been around for over six thousand years. It is the second largest city in Bulgaria. It is 6,000 years old

Plovdiv, Bulgaria 

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Sidon was a major Phoenician city due to its strategic position as a major port on the Mediterranean Sea

Sidon, Lebanon 

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This is 6,000 years old. Persians, Greeks and Romans, Mongols, and Ottoman Turks have all settled in Erbil over the centuries

Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan 

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This is 6,300 years old city. Located on the banks of the Tigris river, it was one of the major cities of the ancient world

Susa, Iran

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Athens is Greece's capital and largest city. It is located in the Attica region and dates back to the 11th to 7th millennia BC. This is 7,000 years old

Athens, Greece

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Byblos is the capital and largest city of Mount Lebanon Governorate, situated approximately 42 km north of Beirut. This is 7,000 years old

Byblos, Lebanon

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This is 8,000 years old. Aleppo is situated between the Mediterranean and Mesopotamia

Aleppo, Syria

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Damascus, also known as the “capital of Arabic culture,” is one of the oldest cities in the world, having witnessed the rise and fall of many great civilizations. It is 11,000 years old 

Damascus, Syria