The oldest city in the world

Her name was Lola

Anyone know?

biko

Let me Bing that for you..

TwoShedsJackson

Damascus is the oldest continually inhabited settlement, I believe.

fleet_admiral

Power City in Coolock

Timberrrrrrrr

Atlantis.

Meathlass

Jericho (9000BC) but some say Yazd in Iran

Amirani

There's this thing called Wikipedia: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_time_of_continuous_habitation

K.Flyer

biko wrote: »

Let me Bing that for you..

Yahoogleing must be broken again.

Jimminy Mc Fukhead

By the looks of it - Cork.

Meathlass

If it's the oldest place that's been continuously settled then it's Jericho.

If it's the oldest city then it's somewhere much more recent

who the fug

Cork, took a couple of millennia before we acknowledged the rest of the world

Pherekydes

Jimminy Mc Fukhead wrote: »

By the looks of it - Cork.

Corkonians think Cork is the only city in the world, not the oldest.

Adamantium

Mordor Limerick, sorry.

Stojkovic

Her name was Lola wrote: »

Anyone know?

Still standing ?
Damascas isnt it ?

biko

I would have guessed Cairo. Turns out Uruk was the first city in the world (its gone now so I guess it depends on how you count "oldest").

As a fun fact Waterford is the first and oldest city in Ireland. And some would argue it's the best city too.

Amirani

I'd probably say Byblos. Though Jerricho and Damascus are definite candidates.

The Backwards Man

A city five thousand years ago would be a lot like somewhere like Tullamore or Birr now.

crockholm

AFAIK the oldest conurbation (not the correct term,sorry)which would include villages and Towns is a Place in turkey called catalhoyuk-the Place was just a jumble of houses abutting onto Another,no streets.

fleet_admiral

What about some early old testament cities like Sodom and Gomorrah

Meathlass

fleet_admiral wrote: »

What about some early old testament cities like Sodom and Gomorrah

Far too late to be in the mix. The Bible probably refers to cities from the Bronze Age (c.1500BC). Jericho is 9,000BC, Catelhuyuk about 5,000BC

Her name was Lola

It's Jerricho.

Her name was Lola

I'd have thought bethlehem haha - seems to get credit for so much

Green farmer

Rome must be fairly up there ?

WesternZulu

biko wrote: »

As a fun fact Waterford is the first and oldest city in Ireland. And some would argue it's the best city too.

They would be wrong though!

Miss Lizzie Jones

My first guess would be Rome. I could be wrong.

Karl Stein

Las Vegas was built on the site of a Pyramid that was surrounded by a bustling city over 3 million years ago.

ScumLord

Green farmer wrote: »

Rome must be fairly up there ?

Not really, Rome came after greek city states.

It might be hard to tell for sure due to the hostility in Middle eastern countries but civilisation started in that area and some of those cities are still inhabited.

FTA69

It's Jericho, I was there last year and it's rough as guts.

Ineedaname

Meathlass wrote: »

If it's the oldest place that's been continuously settled then it's Jericho.

If it's the oldest city then it's somewhere much more recent

It's possible that Jericho has been destroyed/abandoned then rebuilt a few times over the centuries so it wouldn't be continuously inhabited.

Badly Drunk Boy

I'd say it's Damascus, being the continuously occupied place. For non-continuously occupied places, Ur might be a good bet. Abraham from the Old Testament used to hang out there.

DLMA23

Varanasi situated on the banks of the river Ganga in India?

crockholm

Miss Lizzie Jones wrote: »

My first guess would be Rome. I could be wrong.

Generally given Foundation date as 753 B.C.-Old,but a spritley teenager compared to the metheusulas in the levant.

Karl Stein

Ants have been living in cities for billions of years.

Lapin

biko wrote: »

As a fun fact Waterford is the first and oldest city in Ireland.

A lot of people in Tuam would contest that.

I know I know - They're wrong and talking through their arses as usual.

But you try telling them otherwise.

Miss Lizzie Jones

crockholm wrote: »

Generally given Foundation date as 753 B.C.-Old,but a spritley teenager compared to the metheusulas in the levant.

I was pretty far off then. I did have Pompeii in the back of my mind as I typed.

crockholm

Miss Lizzie Jones wrote: »

I was pretty far off then. I did have Pompeii in the back of my mind as I typed.

I reckon that the former greek settlements like Syracuse in sicily would be the oldest in modern day Italy-a guess though:)

tomwaterford

biko wrote: »

As a fun fact Waterford is the first and oldest city in Ireland. And some would argue it's the best city too.

:pac::pac:

best city for pikie to normal person ratio

80% pikey
20% normal

kowloon

biko wrote: »

Let me Bing that for you..

Apparently the answer is Nutella.

Her name was Lola

9000BC Jerricho.

Victor

Green farmer wrote: »

Rome must be fairly up there ?

The oldest large city perhaps. It would have had a population of about a million at the height of the Roman Empire

ToddyDoody

The Backwards Man wrote: »

A city five thousand years ago would be a lot like somewhere like Tullamore or Birr now.

and what would someplace like Tullamore have been like 5 thousand years ago?

ToddyDoody

tomwaterford wrote: »

:pac::pac:

best city for pikie to normal person ratio

80% pikey
20% normal

knackerton. Good people, at a distance.

kupus

Her name was Lola wrote: »

It's Jerricho.

Jericho was cancelled in 2007 sniff sniff

pity it had a great story and loads more to offer.

AudreyHepburn

Damascus or Jericho I think.

Paramite Pie

biko wrote: »

I would have guessed Cairo. Turns out Uruk was the first city in the world (its gone now so I guess it depends on how you count "oldest").

Cairo didn't even exist in the Ancient Egyptian era. It was built by Islamic conquerers in 969 AD.

Memphis was the capital of the Pharaohs.;)

Her name was Lola

I can't post a link, but there's an article in the telegraph.co.uk in the travel section - lists the 20 oldest cities in the world.

Her name was Lola

telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/middleeast/11105676/The-worlds-20-oldest-cities.html

old_aussie

Diego Simeone wrote: »

There's this thing called Wikipedia: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_time_of_continuous_habitation

Na, I don't think wikipedia is the oldest city.

Her name was Lola

And Rome doesn't even make the top 20.

doolox

I didnt't know that rockabilly or country music was THAT old.......

mfceiling

ToddyDoody wrote: »

and what would someplace like Tullamore have been like 5 thousand years ago?

Pretty much like it is today...