Archaeological remains unearthed in Mesopotamia provides proof of settlements dating back to 10,000 BC.
Often the age claims are disputed and historical evidences are difficult to prove.
Situated well below sea level Jericho is believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world.
During the Younger Dryas period of cold and drought, permanent habitation of any one location was not possible.
By about 9400 BCE Jericho had more than 70 dwellings, and was home to over 1000 people.
However within the area of Damascus there is no evidence for large-scale settlement until the second millennium BC.
It is attractive to archaeologists because of the successive layers of debris resulting from centuries of human habitation.
The first settlement appeared approximately 6230 BC.
Aleppo has scarcely been touched by archaeologists, since the modern city occupies its ancient site.
Therefore, its hard to put a precise date on how old the city is it.
Athens, Greece
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece.
Argos, Greece
Argos is a city and a former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece.
The city worshipped a sacred crocodile, named Petsuchos, that was embellished with gold and gems.
The crocodile lived in a special temple, with sand, a pond and food.
When the Petsuchos died, it was replaced by another.
After the city passed into the hands of the Ptolemies, the city was renamed Ptolemais Euergetis.
Sidon is now third-largest city in Lebanon with a busy port called Saydah.
there already was an established settlement there.
Plovdiv was originally a Tracian settlement before becoming a major Roman city.
It later fell into Byzantine and Ottoman hands, before becoming part of Bulgaria.
It is the sixth most populous city in Turkey.
Delhi is generally considered close to a 5000-year old city as per the ancient Indian text The Mahabharata.
But archeological evidence to support the claim is scarce and inconclusive.
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