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Nations with the Oldest Cities

List the modern nations that have the oldest continuously inhabited cities. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_continuously_inhabited_cities If you think I missed one, please comment below.
Only continuously inhabited cities
Not counting disputed territories
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Approximate Year Founded
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5000 BCE
Greece (Argos)
4000 BCE
Italy (Genoa)
3200 BCE
Egypt (Luxor)
3000 BCE
Lebanon (Byblos)
3000 BCE
Iran (Rey)
2300 BCE (or older)
Iraq (Erbil or Kirkuk)
before 2000 BCE
Turkey (Ankara)
2000 BCE
Israel (Jaffa or Acre)
2000 BCE
India (Rajgir)
Approximate Year Founded
Answer
2000 BCE
Kazakhstan (Sayram)
1900 BCE
China (Yanshi)
1400 BCE
Cyprus (Larnaca)
1300 BCE
Afghanistan (Balkh)
1200 BCE
Portugal (Lisbon)
1200 BCE
Algeria (Annaba)
1104 BCE
Spain (Cadiz)
1000 BCE
Croatia (Zadar)
1000 BCE
Georgia (Mtskheta)
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Level 75
Mar 3, 2021
Henan is the modern province it is located in, the name of the city is Yanshi (county) / Luoyang (prefecture)
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Level 72
Mar 3, 2021
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