World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities

1. 🇵🇸 Jericho - 11,000 years
2. 🇱🇧 Byblos - 7,000 years
3. 🇬🇷 Argos - 7,000 years
4. 🇸🇾 Damascus - 6,300 years
5. 🇸🇾 Aleppo - 6,300 years
6. 🇮🇷 Susa - 6,200 years
7. 🇧🇬 Plovdiv - 6,000 years
8. 🇱🇧 Sidon - 6,000 years
9. 🇪🇬 Faiyum - 6,000 years
10. 🇹🇷 Gaziantep - 5,650 years
11. 🇱🇧 Beirut - 5,000 years
12. 🇮🇱🇵🇸 Jerusalem - 4,800 years
13. 🇱🇧 Tyre - 4,750 years
14. 🇮🇶 Erbil - 4,300 years
15. 🇮🇶 Kirkuk - 4,200 years
16. 🇦🇫 Balkh - 3,500 years
17. 🇬🇷 Athens - 3,400 years
18. 🇬🇷 Thebes - 3,400 years
19. 🇨🇾 Larnaca - 3,400 years
20. 🇪🇸 Cádiz - 3,100 years
21. 🇮🇳 Varanasi - 3,000 years

Note: Ages are archaeological estimates; rankings may vary by source and may not be accurate.