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    What is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world?

    Question #42565. Asked by supermary345. (Dec 21 03 7:13 AM)


    jacha

    		Damascus in Syria?

    Dec 21 03, 7:46 AM
    Flem-ish

    		Jericho?

    Dec 21 03, 12:28 PM
    MaggieG 5

    		Several sites quote Damascus as the right answer. One thing I know for certain is that it's not Cardiff.

    Dec 21 03, 12:40 PM
    Flem-ish

    		Other claimants are: Athens; Varanasi (Benares) in Uttar Pradesh and Byblos.

    Dec 21 03, 12:40 PM
    Siskin


    The walls of Jericho have been destroyed many

    times, so it's Damascas in the lead as being the

    world's oldest CONTINUOUSLY inhabited city - it

    was ancient even in the Old Testament times.



    Dec 21 03, 3:06 PM
    Flem-ish

    		Various other contenders for this touristically interesting label: Aleppo; Sana'a;Aleppo; Catal Hoyuk; Hamaukar.

    See:
    http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-53197

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_continuously_inhabited_cities

    [Lower link added -- Zb]


    Dec 21 03, 11:07 PM

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