The world's oldest capital city is so ancient that it was inhabited as early as 10,000 BC. Syria’s capital, Damascus, has claims to be the oldest continuously occupied city in the world.
Welcome to a voyage through some of the oldest cities around the world, each one a live example of the resilience and artifice of long-forgotten civilizations. These cities, from the grand ruins of ...
The Ruins of Ur, Traditional Birthplace of Abraham, Yield New Art Treasures Photographs by courtesy of the British Museum, London, through the Illustrated London News ...
Earliest cities: Dense with people and animals Çatalhöyük, in present-day Turkey, is the world’s oldest farming village, from over 9,000 years ago. Many thousands of people lived in mud-brick ...
The decision underscored the cultural and archaeological value of the region, highlighting Jericho's status as the oldest inhabited city in the world. Situated in the heart of the Judean desert ...