Here are 10 of the city is said to be the oldest in the world.
1. Damascus, Syria
Damascus is the capital of Syria's largest city with a population of more than 4.5 million people. Expected to be launched from panic 10000-8000 BC, but until now we still arguing about this time period. Situated between Asia and Africa, should the city have great advantage of its strategic location.
Since ancient times, the famous Damascus is the center of culture, commerce and administration. It is the preferred destination of traders and craftsmen worldwide.
Syria's capital features four created its civilization, including Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic. The city features quaint old walls, old architecture with white paint and green field.
2. Athens, Greece
As the cradle of Western civilization, Athens - Greece's ancient city with about 3 million inhabitants. This capital city has more than 7,000 years of history and civilization typical Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman. It is also the birthplace and nurture more talents in many fields such as philosophy, literature, culture.
Modern Athens is central to culture, education, media, politics and industry of Greece. The temple is famous Parthenon and the Acropolis hill is also a defense of ancient Greece is a rodent of the city's tourism.
From the Acropolis hill can admire the panoramic view of the city. Since Athens is considered the center of archaeological research, it has many famous museums like the museum of archeology countries, Byzantine and Christian Museum, New Acropolis Museum.
When you visit Athens, you should not miss the opportunity to visit the port of Piraeus, the most important ports of the Mediterranean for many centuries because of the physical location of its strategy.
3. Byblos, Lebanon
Byblos is one of the cradles of ancient civilization. As the oldest Phoenician cities and has about 5,000 year history. Byblos associated with the development of the phonetic alphabet Phe-Phoenicians, the source of the current alphabet. Another interesting thing is, the word "Bible" in English (the Bible) is derived from the name of a town in Byblos.
Visitors to Byblos will have plenty of choice to suit your favorite discoveries. From the city, the ancient temples to the stunning views overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and the ruins of the ancient city gate. Nowadays, it has become a modern city but essentially retains the classic stuff made of city names.
4. Jerusalem, Israel
Jerusalem is the most tourist cities of Israel, which is an important religious destinations worldwide. The city is known as the church's three major religions are Christian, Jewish and Muslim. Today, Jerusalem is home to 800,000 people, with 60% of the population is Muslim.
Over the years, Jerusalem has been through many tragic events since the attacks, the siege and destruction. Ancient cities dating from 4,000 years ago, is divided into four sections, covering the areas of Jews, the Christians, the Muslims and the Armenians.
In 1981, the Citadel was listed as World Heritage Sites in danger. Modern city widely developed to overcome the boundaries of the ancient center. Jerusalem carries a great symbolic meaning for Jews from all over the world, it represents the desire to return to their homes.
5.Varanasi, India
India is a world famous place of ancient civilizations, religion, spirituality, and it is also a cradle of the oldest cities in the world. Varanasi is one such place. The city is located on the shores of the Ganges to the history of the 12th century BC. The Hindus believe that is the place where Lord Shiva was born.
Varanasi is also known by the name of Benares, where Hindu pilgrims come to baptism and cremate their loved ones when they die. Had gone into the literature of the famous American writer, Mark Twain. Varanasi contains a large industrial potential due to the high-end fabrics, perfumes, ivory and sculpture. Is the center of arts and crafts.
6.Cholula, Mexico
More than 2,500 years ago, the city of Cholula developed from many scattered villages and that is where a collection of Latin American culture as the Olmecs, Toltecs, and Aztecs. The name of the city means "flight" and often called Acholollan. Since the Spanish occupation here, it starts to become prosperous. This is known as the most beautiful cities outside Spain.
Today, it is a small colony with 60,000 residents. The most prominent feature of the city is the great pyramid of Cholula, the largest man-made monument in Mexico most. Pyramid includes many tunnels and caves with a total length of up to 8km. However, only 800 m of the tunnel is for tourists visiting.
7. Jericho, Palestine
The results of the archaeological excavations after proved to have a large amount of the population has lived in Jericho about 11,000 years ago. But so far, Jericho is just a small town with about 20,000 people. According to the Hebrew Bible, it is called the city of palm trees.
Jericho is located in the heart of Palestine, the ideal conditions for trade. Besides, because of the beauty and endowed with natural resources, has become the cause of many invasion of the territory of ancient Palestine.
8. Aleppo, Syria
Aleppo is Syria's largest city with more than 2 million people. It is located in the center on the Silk Road, connecting Asia and the Mediterranean, should have a tremendous advantage. People started living here since 8000 years ago, but archaeologists have evidence from nearly 13,000 years ago. in many 'natural, it is controlled by the Romans, Byzantines and Ottomans, so the architecture of Aleppo is the intersection of many cultures.
Old Town features the alley and large buildings, in the city's New Town is characterized by wide streets and large squares. Aleppo has suffered frequent invasions and instability, and people are forced to build a stronger city. The city of Aleppo is often called the "soul of Syria".
9. Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Plovdiv has history from about 4000 BC. Initially, it was ruled by the Thracian, and then the Romans. Medieval Plovdiv region is attractive but also Bulgaria, Byzantine and Ottoman. Until 1885, it was located on part of the Bulgarian.
Today, it is the second largest city of Bulgaria and is the center of economic, cultural and educational here
10. Luoyang, China
While most of the ancient city are located in the Mediterranean, the most ancient city of Luoyang is located in Asia. It includes seven great ancient capitals of China and is the cradle of culture and history. Nowhere in China exists under many dynasties and emperors such as Luoyang. Formed more than 4,000 years ago and today, the population is nearly 7,000,000.
Luoyang contains within itself so many famous scenic tourist attraction all over the world. Typical Longmen Grottoes is recognized as World Heritage Site in 2000, the Bach Ma Temple was the first temple of Buddhism in China and many other Buddhist temple with a long history and is beautiful architecture.
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