Top 10 Oldest Cities in the World
If you're really an explorer, you'll love these ten ancient cities, discover their history and see how people lived millenniums ago.
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miridoddi srikanth
on Jul 27,2011
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i can't believe varanasi was one of the oldest cities in the world!!!!I disliked
-Devora
on Nov 30,2012
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I love Plovdiv!I disliked
-abhishek
on Nov 17,2012
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its great pleseaure to know that varanasi is the world's oldest city!!!!!!1I disliked
-nouman munawar
on Nov 16,2013
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there is a city named Multan in southern punjab of Pakistan which is known to be older than mohinjodaro cario , if u havn't visited Multan than here is the invitation that u must come to Multan , there are unknown numbers of domes in the city , its known as the birth place of Sun God according to HIndu religion and everybody knows that how old religion is Hindunism and since how long ago the sun is worshiped..........I disliked
-Syrian
on Sep 26,2011
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Damascus is the most beautiful city in the world!!!I disliked
-Hamza
on Oct 15,2011
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What about Nablus in Palestine? this city inhibited for more than 5600 yearsI disliked
-Allwyn
on Feb 24,2012
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a beautiful knowlegeI disliked
-charles fitzpatrick
on Apr 06,2012
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do beleave that there r ancient cities that may not be standing still but r ruins that could be considered some of the oldest ever, like pumu puku, for example?I disliked
-Zu
on Aug 29,2015
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There is cities older than Athens and VaranasiI disliked
Jericho is 9000BC it should be the oldest, Not Varanasi 3000BC!!!mayweda
on Apr 19,2013
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Plovdiv <3I disliked
-Steff
on Apr 19,2013
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Plovdiv the best town in Europe!I disliked
-sarah
on Apr 03,2013
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sanaa in yemen is oldw i believe thatI disliked
-rohit maurya
on Mar 16,2013
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HAR HAR MAHADEV....I BELONG FROM VARANASI AND I'M PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN...I disliked
-Rajender kumar
on Jan 26,2013
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Iam Indian I'm proud that Varanasi is one of the oldest religious city in the worldI disliked
-Vaivaswatha Kashyap.G
on Jan 25,2013
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Actually Varanasi(Kashi) is more than 8000 b.c old as it is mentioned in Ramayana,Mahabharatha and other books.And Dwarka is more than 3000 b.c. old. It was the capital of lord Krishna.Now it has been submerged by water, but from carban dating it has been proved that is is around 3000 b.c.I disliked
-Pravin Vitthalrao Bhosale
on Dec 27,2012
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Varanasi belongs to oldest city in the world,situated on the banks of Ganga river, also one thing we cannot believe that it is dating back to 3000 B.C.,so proud to be an Indian & preserve it............I disliked
-shilpi
on Dec 22,2012
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i love varanasiI disliked
-Sakshi kshirsagar
on Dec 13,2012
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Gr8 I never knew Varanasi is 1 f d oldst cities in d worldI disliked
-payam siddiqui
on Dec 12,2012
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it is good to hear that varanasi is also a oldest city in the world.I disliked
-Hassan Nehme
on Dec 07,2012
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I LOVE BEIRUT, LEBANONI disliked
-akhilendra.kumar .mishra
on Nov 16,2012
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i believed varanasi is an oldest city of the world `s cities.I disliked
-hitzz
on Oct 16,2012
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even i don't believe Varanasi is the oldest city of the world..:-pI disliked
-welchum
on Oct 05,2012
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Nablus should be on thereI disliked
-Tyrone Jarrett
on Sep 02,2012
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bagdad is by far oldest city. formerly known as Babylon. remember after flood the tower of babel was being built & language was changed to confuse builders.I disliked
-Gaurav
on Aug 26,2012
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I believe that varanasi should be in 10 oldest cities , but i can't believe that rome is not in the listI disliked
-Mark
on Aug 30,2012
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I think also Gaziantep is one of the oldest oneI disliked
-Stephen Connor
on Aug 14,2012
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Interesting to see that Jerusalem is the youngest of the featured cities. A holy city and certainly unique in many ways, full of religious hatred and bigotry. Probably the most unenlightened place on the planet, a complete abortion.I disliked
-kumba camara
on Aug 05,2012
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i can't believe that athens was one of the oldest city then.I disliked
-chandramouli
on Jul 29,2012
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even Vasi also oldest city in the world.I disliked
-yulianti b kuntari
on Jun 09,2012
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Amazing places, I have to go there's some daysI disliked
-yulianti b kuntari
on Jun 09,2012
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I can't believe all, It's so amazing! Beautiful places I want to go, I hope!I disliked
-some one
on May 14,2012
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the rank : 1- Jericho ( in Palestine ) 2- Nablus ( in Palestine ) 3- Damascus ( in Syria ) 4- Jerusalem , Aleppo , Sidon ,Athens , Plovdiv ...etc . this is the real rank .I disliked
-James Worth Barclay
on Apr 18,2012
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Well, now there is Tihuanaska in Bolivia, at least 12,000 years old, maybe 17,000 and Catal Huyuk, Turkey, between 7,500 BCE to 10,000 BCE. These really aren't new finds, but modern archaeological excavation and other techniques are solidifying the evidence. Because of its highly advantageous location with water, arable level land, natural wild game and abundant solid building materials, Eastern Turkey may turn up more cities. Catal Huyuk may have had a population of between 5,000 to 7,000 people.I disliked
-sangar sdiq
on Apr 17,2012
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my city Hawler (Erbil) is called( the city of the castle and the minaret) . the castel is 5000 old. Hawler is welknown with the name(the defeater of Holako).I disliked
-Shaghayegh
on May 18,2018
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I liked athens!I disliked
Where is YAZD?? This ancient and beautiful city of iran is called the second historical city and also the historical capital of the world:(Add your review