Oldest continuously inhabited cities

Connected Sites: 12

WHS located in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Cut off date = later than 1000 BC

Connected Sites

  • Imperial Palace
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.18
    484
    11
    Beijing, C. 1045 Bc
  • Byblos
    Byblos
    Lebanon
    Inscribed: 1984
    3.16
    121
    4
    Byblos, Chalcolithic (3000 Bc)
  • Aleppo
    Aleppo
    Syria
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.55
    88
    5
    Aleppo, Chalcolithic (4,300 Bc Or Earlier)
  • Tyre
    Tyre
    Lebanon
    Inscribed: 1984
    2.78
    89
    5
    Tyre, 2750 Bc
  • Acropolis
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.26
    673
    14
    Athens, 5th–4th Millennium Bc
  • Mtskheta
    Mtskheta
    Georgia
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.18
    218
    5
    Mtskheta, C. 1000 Bc
  • Susa
    Susa
    Iran
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.40
    41
    4
    Susa (Now Shush), 4200 Bc - However, Susa’S Claims Are Somewhat Dented By The Fact That It Was Downgraded To “Small Settlement” Between The 15th And 20th Centuries. See
    See Www.Theguardian.Com
  • Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
    Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
    China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
    Inscribed: 2014
    3.02
    259
    9
    Xi'an, C. 1100 Bc
  • Old City of Jerusalem
    Inscribed: 1981
    4.37
    371
    12
    Jerusalem, 2800 Bc
  • Erbil Citadel
    Inscribed: 2014
    2.51
    47
    4
    Erbil, 2300 Bc
  • Damascus
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.87
    104
    5
    Damascus, Chalcolithic (Damascus Is Often Claimed To Be The Oldest Continuously Inhabited City In The World, And Evidence Exists Of A Settlement In The Wider Barada Basin Dating Back To 9000 Bc. However, Within The Area Of Damascus, There Is No Evidence For Large-Scale Settlement Until The 2nd Millennium Bc)
  • Ancient Thebes
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.39
    343
    11
    Luxor, C. 3200 Bc