Lebanon always seems to break World records. This one isn’t new, though. Out of the 10 oldest cities in the world, 3 Lebanese cities made the list; Beirut, Byblos (Jbeil) and Sidon (Saida).
10) Beirut, Lebanon
5000+ years old
9) Gaziantep, Turkey
5650+ years old
8) Plovdiv, Bulgaria
6000+ years old
7) Sidon, Lebanon
6000+ years old
6) Faiyum, Egypt
6000+ years old
5) Susa, Iran
6200+ years old
4) Damascus, Syria
6300+ years old
3) Aleppo, Syria
6300+ years old
2) Byblos (Jbeil), Lebanon*
7000+ years old
1) Jericho, Palestine*
11000+ years old
*It’s important to know that Byblos (Jbeil) in Lebanon is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world.
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