Here's our list of the 12 oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. read more
Luoyang, China. Luoyang is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Asia. (Photo: pavel dudek/Shutterstock) A number of ancient cities were first being built around 4,000 years ago in the Mideast and Europe, but Luoyang stands out from that time period as the oldest continuously inhabited city in Asia. read more
It is now part of the modern city of Faiyum – which makes Faiyum possibly the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. But only possibly. Beyond the easy task of immediately discounting every city in North America and Australasia, identifying the world’s oldest continuously inhabited city is an uncertain business. read more