What is the second oldest inhabited city in the world?


What is the second oldest inhabited city in the world?

9 Oldest Continuously Inhabited Cities Around The World
  • 8 Athens, Greece.
  • 7 Aleppo, Syria.
  • 6 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
  • 5 Beirut, Lebanon.
  • 4 Jerusalem, Israel.
  • 3 Luxor, Egypt.
  • 2 Sidon, Lebanon.
  • 1 Damascus, Syria.


Is London one of the oldest cities in the world?

By comparison, London is relatively new, having been settled in around AD 47 as the Roman Londinium. But it's the fact it's younger than some of the others that make it so appealing to history fans – it may be nearly 2,000 years old, but its entire history can be tracked with considerable accuracy.


What is the oldest city in the UK?

Colchester: Oldest Recorded Settlement in England Colchester in Essex, England, considers itself the oldest recorded settlement in England. It also served as England's first capital. There may have been a settlement sometime between 400 and 500 BCE, and the first century CE played host to the Romans.


What is the UK smallest city?

St Davids is the United Kingdom's smallest city (population of the community was 1,841 in 2011) and urban area (the smallest city by local authority boundary area being the City of London).