Top oldest continuously inhabited ancient cities on planet earth.
Kirkuk (3000 BC)
Kirkuk is an ancient Kurdish city located in Kurdistan Region. Kirkuk is 83 kilometres (52 miles) south of Erbil. It is the capital of Kirkuk Governorate. Among the popiulation there are Kurds, Turkmen, Assyrians, Armenians and Arabs. The city sits on the ruins of a 5,000-year-old settlement (Kirkuk Citadel).
Gaziantepis (3700 BC)
Gaziantepis a city in southeast Turkey and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Among the population there are Turkmens of the Capanoglu clan, but mostly Kurds, Assyians and a large Armenian community.
Susa (4200 BC)
Susa is a ancient Persian city of the Elamite, First Persian Empire and Parthian empires of Iran.
It is located in the lower Zagros Mountains about 250 km (160 mi) east of the Tigris River,
Byblos (5000 BC)
Byblos is a Lebanese city in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. It is one of the cities suggested as the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world and the site has been continuously inhabited since 6000 BC. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Byblos remains as one of Lebanon's major tourist sites due to its rich history and scenic mountains overlooking the Mediterranean.
Erbil (6000 BC)
Erbil is a ancient Kurdish city. also known as Hawler is located in Kurdistan Region. Human settlement at Erbil can be dated back to possibly 7000 BC, and it is one of the oldest continuously inhabited areas in the world. At the heart of the city is the ancient Citadel of Arbil. In the early part of the 3rd millennium BC, the site has been continuously inhabited. In July 2014, Erbil Citadel was inscribed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Jericho (7000 BC)
Jericho is a city located near the Jordan River in the West Bank.The city was occupied by Jordan from 1949 to 1967, and has been held under Israeli occupation since 1967; administrative control was handed over to the Palestinian Authority in 1994. It is believed to be one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world.
World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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