Mediterranean and Mesopotamia The earliest known city is Çatalhöyük, a settlement of some 10,000 people in southern Anatolia that existed from approximately 7400 BCE to 5200 BCE. Hunting, agriculture and animal domestication all played a role in the society of Çatalhöyük.
Jericho, Palestine
A small city with a population of 20,000 people, Jericho, which is located in Palestine, is believed to be the oldest city in the world. Indeed, some of the earliest archeological evidence from the area dates back 11,000 years.
Damascus, Syria - 11000 years old
Damascus is the world's oldest city and has seen many great civilizations rise and fall. As per historical evidence, Damascus was first inhabited in the second half of the seventh millennia BC.
The urban settlements in Mesopotamia and Egypt were long considered to be first cities.
The very first cities were founded in Mesopotamia after the Neolithic Revolution, around 7500 BCE. Mesopotamian cities included Eridu, Uruk, and Ur. Early cities also arose in the Indus Valley and ancient China.
The first cities appeared during the Neolithic Period when the development of agricultural techniques assured surplus crop yields large enough to sustain a permanent population. These cities emerged in sites of early civilization, such as the Nile valley, the Indus valley, and the Wei River valley.
Alexander founded numerous settlements during his campaigns, naming them after himself or close followers.
The first cities appeared thousands of years ago in areas where the land was fertile, such as the cities founded in the historic region known as Mesopotamia around 7500 B.C.E., which included Eridu, Uruk, and Ur.
San Marino is the oldest sovereign state in the world, having been founded in 301AD. But it's also one of the smallest – about 60 square kilometres (or 24 square miles).
The smallest country in the world is Vatican City, with a landmass of just 0.49 square kilometers (0.19 square miles). Vatican City is an independent state surrounded by Rome. Vatican City is not the only small country located inside Italy.
Located between Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Expo City Dubai is the size of 610 football fields as of now. But when Dubai's 2040 Urban Master Plan is implemented in phases, the new city will become part of Dubai South, which is projected to be almost twice the size of Hong Kong Island when it is fully built.
It's Jericho, and it's the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world.
Moria, Middle-earth.
More commonly known as the Babylonian Map of the World, the Imago Mundi is considered the oldest surviving world map. It is currently on display at the British Museum in London. It dates back to between 700 and 500 BC and was found in a town called Sippar in Iraq.
The youngest city in America is Provo, Utah, where the average age of Americans living there is 25 years. Notably, much of the population of Provo consists of college students at Brigham Young University and the families of academics and staffers of the university.
9,500 years ago (7500 BC): Çatalhöyük urban settlement founded in Anatolia.
Kampala, the capital of Uganda, is considered the youngest city in the world based on population, with 48.2% of its population aged below 15 years old.
With its cultural and historical heritage dating back 8000 years, Plovdiv is considered to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in Europe and one of the oldest in the world. It is located at the foot of seven syenite hills and still is one of the best Bulgarian cities to live in.
The oldest continuously inhabited city in the world is Jericho. This territory belongs to the ancient city of Palestine, was built on the Jordan River and 9,000 years before Christ. In addition to being the oldest, Jericho is the lowest city in the world as it is situated at an altitude of 258 m below sea level.
In the Book of Revelation in the New Testament, the city is also called the Heavenly Jerusalem, as well as being called Zion in other books of the Christian Bible.
Abraham actually called God Jehovah numerous times, as did Isaac and Jacob. The point being made to Moses, in Exodus 6:2, isn't that the Patriarchs didn't know the name Jehovah, obviously they did.
Well, at the moment, Çatalhöyük is the first known city in the world – the first place where surrounding villages came together and formed a central location and began the sort of urban civilization that dominates the modern world.