The oldest city (in the world and in individual countries)

Places for settlement people chose from ancient times. Until now, settlements have been preserved on our planet, founded many thousands of years ago. The most surprising is that not all of them are abandoned. In many of them, life continues to boil up to this day. Such cities are very popular, attracting to themselves amazing sights and sacred places, which, as a rule, there are many. They are imbued with the spirit of history, and this is very attractive. The question of their true age is constantly being discussed, and scientists often face contradictory facts.

It is believed that the most ancient city on earth is Jericho. Presumably, it was founded in 9000 BC. Its geographical location is the country of Palestine. This is the most ancient city on earth, known in our day. Excavations of archaeologists have made it possible to discover the remains of 20 settlements that have been preserved here. They are more than 11000 years old. This most ancient city in the world was founded on the Jordan River, on its western shore. Nowadays, about 20,000 people live here.

No less interesting is the city of Gebala, founded by the Phoenicians . He received his present name from the papyrus of the Greeks who had brought him here, and in due course he was given the name of Bibl. It is the most ancient city in Lebanon. The time of its foundation is considered to be 5000 BC. Its main tourist attractions are the Church of St. John the Baptist, the Fortress of the Bible, the Phoenician Temples. All of them were built by the Crusaders back in the 12th century. Visitors are attracted by the old city medieval wall.

As the most populated city in Syria, Aleppo (Aleppo) has 4.4 million people who live in it today. It is the most ancient city that has such a large number of inhabitants. It was founded in 4300 BC. Today, on the site of the ancient city there are modern buildings, administrative and residential buildings, which largely hinders the production here of archaeological excavations. This place has a very interesting story. For centuries, power belonged here to the Hittites, later to the Assyrians, then to the Greeks and Persians. At different times here lived the Romans, Byzantines and the Arab population. This Syrian city was repeatedly subjected to raids and conquests of the Crusaders, then it was infringed upon by the Mongols and the Ottoman Empire.

Another unique city is the capital of Syria, Damascus. Its foundation is at the same time as the base of Aleppo. In some sources it is listed as the inhabited most ancient city in the world. It is believed that people could inhabit it as far back as 10,000 BC. This fact is controversial until now. It is interesting because in ancient times the Arameans who came here broke the network of canals that form the basis of modern water supply today. Due to this, it has become one of the most important settlements in this country.

Damascus was also attacked from the outside. It was won by the army of Macedon, the Romans, it was owned by Arabs and Turks. Damascus is very popular with tourists, as there are a lot of historical sights there.

The capital of the Elamite Empire, Susa, was founded in 4200 BC. In Iran it is the most ancient city. He was conquered at one time by the Assyrians, later, during the reign of Cyrus the Great, he passed into the possession of the royal Persian dynasty of Ahmendy. Here the actions of the oldest play Aeschylus "Persian" took place, which occupies an important place in the history of the theater. The city currently has 65,000 inhabitants and is called Shusha.

The most ancient city in Egypt is Fayum. In ancient times here worshiped the god Sebek, depicted with the head of a crocodile. The year of foundation of the city is 4000 BC. It is located south-west of Cairo. Modern Fayum is known for several large bazaars, mosques and baths. Nearby are the Pyramids of Khavar and Lehin.

The cities, founded around 4000 years BC, are Bulgarian Plovdiv and Lebanese Sidon. Plovdiv attracts numerous ancient monuments, and Sidon is of historical interest, since it was here that the development of the great Mediterranean empire of the Thracians began.