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8/12/2019 Old Cities

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There are more cities competing for the title, though it seems that it is Damascus who wins. Syriascap

continuously inhabited since the tenth millennium BC. According to recent archaeological excavations; i

city in the world. It is mentioned in the Bible and was the prestigious Umayyad capital.

The world oldest (still inhabited) cities

A vrosok versenyeznek ezrt a cmrt, de gy tnik, hogy Damaszkusz a nyertes.

Szria fvrosa a tizedik vezred ta folyamatosan lakott, a legjjabb rgszeti feltrsok slegrgebbi vros a vilgon. A vros a Bibliban is szerepel, ez volt a rangos Omajjd fvro

A legrregebb (mg lakott) v


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The city of Byblos, founded 5000 BC it was inhabited continuously until today but now it is called Jbeil. It

a Neolithic fishing village. Byblos today is characterized as an ancient fishing port.

Byblos vrost i.e. 5000-ben alaptottk, s a mai napig folyamatosan lakott. Most Jbeil a neve. A neolitikus halKr.e. 5000 nylik vissza. Byblos-t ma a rgi halsz kikt jellemzi.


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Athens is one of the oldest cities in Europe, it was founded between the 11th and 7th millennium BC and

continuously inhabited for nearly 7,000 years!

Athn az egyik legrgibb eurpai vros, a 11.s a 7. vezred kztt alakult s kzel 7000 ve foly


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Luoyang is one of four historical capitals of China. It was founded in 2070 BC. nearly a millennium before Xi

history it was several times the capital of the empire.

Luoyang, Kna ngy trtnelmi fvrosnak volt az egyike. Ke.2070-ben alakult kzel egy vezreddel Xi'Ian s Pekingtrtnelmben tbb alkalommal is a fvrosa volt.


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Luxor was founded 3200 BC. It is a beautiful Egyptian city bordered by the waters of the Nile! The most imp

history is of course the Temple and its unique obelisk (the second obelisk is in the middle of the Place de la

Luxor K.e 3200-ben alakult. A Nlus hatrolja e gynyr egyiptomi vrost! Trtnelemben termszetesn a legfigyele

a Templom s az egyedlll obeliszk (a msik obeliszk Prizsban a Place de la Concorde kzepn van!).


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Varanasi (Benares) in India is a holy Hindu city. It was established in 1200 BC, bordered by the Ganges. Pilgr

(stone steps in the picture) to bathe in the river. Cremations were held on the banks. A unique place in the w

Varanasi (Benresz) Indiban a Gangesz partjn K.e. 1200-ben alakult, szent Hindu vros. Zarndokok jrnak a gh

folyban frdni. A partokon hamvasztsi ceremnit tartottak. Egy egyedlll hely a vilgon!


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Balkh city in Afghanistan was founded in 1600 BC. The city accommodated dozens of Buddhist monasteries

from the early seventh century would tend to prove this.

Balkh vrosa K.e.1600- ban Afganisztnban alakult. A vros tbb tucat Buddhista kolostornak adott helyet. A hetedik

tanvalloms van ennek bizonytsra.


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Cholula in Mexico is absolutely the oldest city in the Americas! It was founded two centuries BC., while Mex

located over 2,000 meters above sea level at the foot of an active volcano.

Cholula Mexikban, abszolt a legrgebbi vros Amerikban! Krisztus eltt kt vszzaddal alakult, mg Mexik csakmint 2000 mteres tengerszint feletti magassgban egy aktv vulkn lbnl fekszik.


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The original foundations of Jericho go back to 9000 BC. The ruins of 20 ancient and biblical institutions hav

archaeological excavations on a hill called Tell es-Sultan. Thecity now has a population of about 27,000 inh

camps in north-west and south of the city center.

Jricho en Cisjordanie

Jericho eredeti alapjai K.e. 9000-re nylnak vissza. Az gynevezett Tell es-Sultan nev dombon v

satsok 20 bibliai s si intzmnyt trtak fel. A vrosnak most mintegy 27.000 lakossa van, beles dli rszn elterl meneklt-tborokat is.


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The city of Jerusalem in the Middle East holds a prominent place for the three monotheistic religions. Its inh

to the Chalcolithic period, evidenced by ceramic fragments found at the site from 3500 BC.

Jeruzslemnek, kiemelked helye van a hrom monoteista vallsban. Foglalkozs-bl szrmaz K.e 3500 ves k-rtredkeket talltak a helysznen.


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Tyre in Lebanon .

The history of the city of Tyre in Lebanon dates back to 2700 BC.

Trosz, Libanonban.

A libanoni Trosz vros trtnelme K.e. a 2700-as vekre nylik vissza.


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Main city in northwestern Syria, Aleppo was founded in 2000 BC. It was an ancient Levantine kingdom cent

It was an essential step for caravans between Syria and Mesopotamia. In 1595 BC it vas conquered by the H

city is now a center of unrest in Syria.

Szria szaknyugati legfontosabb vrosa Aleppo, K.e. 2000-ben alakult. Abban az idben Jamhad kori amorita kirly

(alap, alpa). Mivel fontos kereskedelmi kzpont volt Szria s Mezopotmia kztt, a hettitk K.e.1595-ben elfoglal

ma a szriai zavargsok kzpontja..


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The founder of Argos was the son of Zeus himself. Located at the foot of two fortresses dating back to ancie

founded in 2000 BC. Updated excavations at Argos found Mycenaean walls, the remains of temples of Apo

and a theater.

Argos alaptja maga Zeusz fia volt. Kt sidei erdtmny lbnl fekszik. A vros alaptsa K.e. a 2000-es vekre n

argosi satsok mkni falakat, valamint Apollo, Athena, Python templomok s egy sznhz maradvnyait trtk fel.


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In central Egypt is Medinat el-Fayoum a City from the 12th Dynasty (1937 - 1759 BC). It occupies part of a f

Crocodilopolis oasis, fed by the Bahr Yussef channel of the Nile. The city now has 260,000 inhabitants.

Mdinat-el-Fayoum en Egypte

A kzp-egyiptomi Medinat el-Fayoum vros a 12. dinasztia (1937-1759 BC) idejben alakult. A Crocodilopolis ozis

melyet a Nlus foly, Bahr Yussef csatornja tpll. A vrosnak ma 260.000 lakosa van.


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The foundation of Plovdiv goes back to the period of the Thracians, or in the twelfth century

and Athens, Plovdiv is the second oldest, still inhabited city in Europe. Throughout history, it

names: like "village Nebettep" to "Trimontium" under the Roman Empire, or "Eymolpia" in a

Plovdiv - Bulgaria

Plovdiv alaptsa a trkok idszakra, vagyis Rma s Athn eltt a tizenkettedik szzadba nylik

msodik legrgebbi vros Eurpban ami tovbbra is lakott. A trtnelem sorn, klnbz nv aNebettp falu " az skorban, mint "Trimontium" a Rmai Birodalomban, vagy az "Eymolpia" az k

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