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Oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world

Next time you see the street sign marking the boundaries of your local town "historical area" you will respond with a respectful smile. Wikipedia has a list with the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. If you guess half of the 37 cities inhabited since 1000 BC you are a truly exceptional historian. Tip: Knowledge of the Middle East and Greece definitively helps!
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Current Country
Cont. inhabited since
Matera
Italy
Palaeolithic
Argos
Greece
5th millenium BC
Athens
Greece
5th-4th millenium BC
Jerusalem
Israel/ Palestine
5000-2800 BC
Aleppo
Syria
4300 BC
Susa
Iran
4200 BC
Sidon
Lebanon
4000 BC
Plovdiv
Bulgaria
4000-3000 BC
Gaziantep
Turkey
3650 BC
Luxor
Egypt
3200 BC
Byblos
Lebanon
3000 BC
Jericho
Palestine
3000 BC
Rey
Iran
3000 BC
Beirut
Lebanon
3000 BC
Kirkuk
Iraq
3000-2200 BC
Tyre
Lebanon
2750 BC
Jenin
Palestine
2450 BC
Erbil
Iraq
2300 BC
Luoyang
China
2070 BC
Answer
Current Country
Cont. inhabited since
Jaffa
Israel
2000 BC
Kutaisi
Georgia
2000 BC
Balkh
Afghanistan
1500 BC
Hebron
Palestine
1500 BC
Chania
Greece
1400 BC
Larnaca
Cyprus
1400 BC
Thebes
Greece
1400 BC
Trikala
Greece
1200 BC
Chalcis
Greece
1200 BC
Lisbon
Portugal
1200 BC
Xian
China
1100 BC
Cadiz
Spain
1100 BC
Patras
Greece
1100 BC
Beijing
China
1045 BC
Gaza
Palestine
1000 BC
Zadar
Croatia
1000 BC
Mtskheta
Georgia
1000 BC
Damascus
Syria
2nd millenium BC
Henk65
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Jan 29, 2017
Where is Akko(Acre),Israel? Its continously inhabited from about 2000 BC
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