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To: SaveFerris

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Oldest continuously occupied city on Earth.
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221 posted on 04/17/2018 2:04:43 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: editor-surveyor

Yes. That’s what I’ve heard, too.


223 posted on 04/17/2018 2:11:49 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: editor-surveyor
Oldest continuously occupied city on Earth.

This statement appears debatable...


List of oldest continuously inhabited cities - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_continuously_inhabited_cities
 
This is a list of present-day cities by the time period over which they have been continuously inhabited. The age claims listed are generally disputed. Differences in opinion can result from different definitions of "city" as well as "continuous habitation" and historical evidence is often disputed. Caveats (and sources) to the ...
 
 
 

12 oldest continuously inhabited cities | MNN - Mother Nature Network

https://www.mnn.com › Lifestyle › Eco-Tourism
 
Aug 4, 2015 - Here's our list of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Argos, Greece. Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Byblos, Lebanon. Sidon, Lebanon. Rayy, Iran. Jerusalem. Luoyang, China. Varanasi, India. Varanasi is the oldest city in India and is the holiest city in the world for Hindus. (
 

The world's 20 oldest cities - The Telegraph

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/galleries/The-worlds-20-oldest-cities/
 
May 30, 2017 - These cities, contenders for the 20 oldest continually-inhabited places on Earth, are about as close as you can get to time travel on holiday. Not all are safe to visit, however. Check the latest Foreign Office advice before planning a trip.
 
 

What is the oldest city in the world? | Cities | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/feb/16/whats-the-oldest-city-in-the-world
 
Feb 16, 2015 - Mark Twain declared that the Indian city of Varanasi was older than history, tradition and legend. He was, of course, wrong. So which exactly is the world's most ancient continuously inhabited city?
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The oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world - The Vintage News

www.thevintagenews.com/2016/.../the-oldest-continuously-inhabited-cities-in-the-wor...
 
Nov 5, 2016 - Aleppo, a magnificent city, the largest in Syria, and recognized as the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world today. Once it was the biggest rival of Cairo and Constantinople, and since research for the oldest city in the world has begun, it has been one of the top choices.

228 posted on 04/17/2018 6:36:47 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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