| Name |
Continuously
inhabited since |
Historical
region |
Location |
| Aberdeen |
c. 580 |
Pictland |
UK
(Scotland) |
Acoma
Puebloand Taos Pueblo, New Mexico |
c. 1075 |
Pueblo culture |
US |
| Albany, New York |
1614 |
New Netherlands |
US |
| Aleppo |
Chalcolithic
(4300 BC or earlier) |
Levant |
Syria |
| Alexandria |
332 BC |
|
Egypt |
| Amesbury |
8th
millennium BC. |
Neolithic,
Britain |
UK (England) |
| Amman |
c. 1878 |
Levant |
Jordan |
| Argos |
5th
millennium BC. |
Neolithic,
Mycenaean Greece |
Greece |
| Århus |
c. 770 |
|
Denmark |
| Athens |
5th–4th
Millennium BC |
Neolithic, Mycenaean Greece |
Attica,
Greece |
| Axum |
c. 400 BC |
Kingdom of Axum |
Ethiopia |
| Bagan |
849 AD |
Kingdom of Pagan |
Myanmar |
| Baku |
The 1st century AD. |
Azerbaijan |
Absheron peninsula |
| Balkh (as Bactra) |
1500 BC |
Bactria |
Balkh
Province, Afghanistan |
| Bamyan |
1st century AD |
Bactria |
Bamyan Province, Afghanistan |
| Bandar Seri Begawan |
977 AD |
Kingdom of
Po-ni |
Brunei |
| Baracoa |
1511 |
New Spain |
Cuba |
Barcelona (as
Barcino) |
3rd century BC |
Iberia |
Catalonia, Spain |
| Bath (as Aquae Sulis) |
43 AD |
Britannia |
UK
(England) |
| Beijing |
c. 1045 BC |
Ji,
Yan |
Beijing,
China |
| Beirut |
3000 BC |
Levant |
Lebanon |
| Belgrade |
279 BC |
Illyria |
Serbia |
| Berat |
314 BC |
Macedonia (ancient
kingdom) |
Albania |
| Berbera |
c. 400 BC |
Bilad al-Barbar |
Somalia |
| Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi |
6th century BC |
Bessarabia |
Ukraine |
| Butuan |
1001 AD |
Kingdom of Butuan |
Philippines |
| Byblos (Jubayl) |
Chalcolithic (5000 BC or earlier) |
Levant |
Lebanon |
| Cádiz |
1100 BC |
Iron Age Iberia |
Andalusia, Spain |
| Cagliari |
8th century BC |
Sardinia |
Sardegna,
Italy |
| Cape Guardafui |
c. 500 BC |
Bilad al-Barbar |
Somalia |
| Cape Town |
1652 |
Cape colony |
South Africa |
Cartagena (as
Carthago Nova) |
228 BC |
Iberia |
Spain |
| Carthage |
814 BC |
|
Tunisia |
| Chalcis |
before 1200 BC |
Mycenaean Greece |
Greece |
| Chania |
c. 1400 BC |
Crete |
Crete,
Greece |
| Chengdu |
c. 400 BC |
Shu |
Sichuan,
China |
| Chios |
c. 1100 BC |
Chios |
North Aegean, Greece |
| Cholula |
c. 2nd
century BC |
Old Cholula |
Mexico |
| Chur |
15 BC |
Raetia Prima |
Grisons,
Switzerland |
| Cologne |
50 AD |
Germania Inferior |
Germany |
| Constanţa |
6th century BC |
Dacia |
Romania |
| Corfu, Kerkyra |
700 BC |
Corfu |
Ionian Islands, Greece |
| Crotone (as Kroton) |
710 BC |
Calabria |
Magna Graecia, Italy |
| Cusco |
c. 1100 |
Inca Empire |
Peru |
| Damascus |
Chalcolithic |
Levant |
Syria |
| Djenné-Jeno |
c. 200 BC |
|
Mali |
| Dublin |
841 |
Ireland |
Ireland |
| Durrës |
627 BC |
Illyria |
Albania |
| Edessa, Greece |
before the 6th century BC |
Macedonia |
Greece |
Edinburgh as Din
Eidyn |
c. 580 |
Gododdin |
UK (Scotland) |
| Erbil |
6000 BC or earlier |
Mesopotamia |
Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq |
| Évora |
53 BC (Roman conquest) |
Lusitania |
Portugal |
Faiyum (as Shediet,
Crocodilopolis, Ptolemais Euergetis, Arsinoe) |
c. 4000 BC |
Lower Egypt |
Faiyum Governorate, Egypt |
Feodosiya (as
Theodosia) |
7th century
BC |
Crimea |
Russia/Ukraine |
| Fes (as Fes-al-Bali) |
789 |
|
Morocco |
| Gaza |
c. 1000 BC |
Levant |
Gaza Strip |
| Gaziantep |
c. 3650 BC |
Anatolia |
Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey |
| Ghadames (as Cydamus) |
19 BC |
|
Libya |
| Glasgow |
c. 6th century |
Dál Riata orAlt
Clut |
UK
(Scotland) |
Guangzhou
(as Panyu) |
214 BC |
Qin Dynasty |
Guangdong, China |
| Gyeongju |
57 BC |
Silla |
South Korea |
Hamadan
(asEcbatana) |
c. 800 BC |
Median Empire |
Iran |
| Hangzhou (as Lin’an) |
c. 200 BC |
Qin Dynasty |
Zhejiang,
China |
| Hanoi |
454 AD |
Jiaozhou |
Vietnam |
| Hebron |
c. 1500 BC |
Levant |
West Bank |
| Heraklion |
824 |
Crete |
Greece |
| Ife |
c. 350 BC |
Osun State |
Nigeria |
| Igodomigodo |
c. 400 BC |
Kingdom of Benin |
Nigeria |
| Inverness |
c. 6th century |
Pictland |
UK
(Scotland) |
| Ioannina |
527–565 |
Byzantine Empire |
Greece |
| Istanbul/Byzantion |
685 BC Anatolia |
ThraceAnatolia |
Turkey |
| Jaffa |
c. 2000 BC |
Levant |
Israel |
Jamestown,
Virginia |
1607 |
Colony of Virginia |
US |
| Jenin |
c. 2450 BC |
Levant |
West Bank |
| Jericho |
Chalcolithic (3000 BC or earlier) |
Levant |
West Bank |
Jerusalem (Old
City) |
2800 BC |
Levant |
West Bank |
Kaifeng (as Daling, Bianzhou,
Dongjing, Bianjing) |
c. 364 BC |
Wei |
Henan,
China |
| Kathmandu-Patan, Lalitpur |
c. 2nd
century AD |
Nepal |
Kathmanduvalley,
Nepal |
| Kavala |
6th century BC |
Macedonia |
Greece |
| Kediri |
1042 AD |
Kediri Kingdom |
Indonesia |
| Kerch |
7th century BC |
Crimea |
Russia/Ukraine |
| Kerikeri |
c. 1818 |
Northland |
New Zealand |
| Kiev |
482 AD |
Medieval East Slavic civilization |
Ukraine |
Kirkuk
(asArrapha) |
3000–2200 BC |
Mesopotamia |
Kirkuk Governorate,
Iraq |
| Kismayo |
4th century |
Bilad al-Barbar, after the 14th century part of theAjuuraan
Empire |
Somalia |
| Kraków (Wawel Hill) |
7th century |
Lesser Poland |
Poland |
| Kumasi |
c. 1680 |
Ashanti
Empire |
Ghana |
| Kutaisi |
c. 2000 BC |
Colchis |
Imeretiprovince,
Georgia |
Kyoto
(as Heian-kyō, and sometimes
known in the west as Miyako) |
794 AD |
Japan |
Japan |
| Lamia |
before the
5th century BC |
Greece |
Greece |
| Lamu |
c. 1300 |
|
Kenya |
| Larnaca |
c. 1400 BC |
Alashiya |
Cyprus |
| Lisbon |
c. 1200 BC |
Iron Age Iberia |
Portugal |
| Ljubljana |
50 BC |
Italia |
Slovenia |
| London (asLondinium) |
43 AD |
Britannia |
UK
(England) |
| Luang Prabang |
698 AD |
Muang Sua |
Laos |
| Lund |
c. 990 |
Denmark |
Sweden |
| Luoyang (as Zhenxun, Xibo) |
c. 2070 BC |
Xia Dynasty |
Henan,
China |
| Luxor (as Waset, better known by its Greek nameThebes) |
c. 3200 BC |
Ancient Egypt |
Egypt |
| Madurai |
500 BC |
Pandyan kingdom |
Tamil Nadu, India |
| Mahasthangarh, Bogra |
4th century BC |
Pundravardhana |
Bogra District, Bangladesh |
| Málaga |
8th century
BC |
Iron Age Iberia |
Andalusia, Spain |
| Mangalia |
6th century BC |
Dacia |
Romania |
| Manila |
900 AD |
Kingdom of
Tondo and Kingdom of Maynila |
Philippines |
| Mantua |
6th century BC |
Po Valley |
Lombardy,
Italy |
Marrakesh
(Murakuc) |
1070 |
|
Morocco |
Marseilles (as
Massilia) |
600 BC |
Gaul |
France |
| Messina (as Zancle) |
8th century
BC |
Sicily |
Sicily, Italy |
| Metz |
4th century BC |
Gaul |
France |
| Mexico City |
1325 |
Mexica culture |
Mexico |
| Mogadishu |
c. 700 |
Sultanate of Mogadishu |
Somalia |
| Montreal |
1642 |
New France |
Canada |
| Mtskheta |
c. 1000 BC |
Caucasian Iberia |
Georgia |
| Mytilene |
10th century
BC |
Lesbos |
North Aegean, Greece |
| Nablus (asShechem) |
c. 100 |
Levant |
West Bank |
Nanjing (as Yecheng, Jianye,
Jiankang, Jinling) |
c. 495 BC |
Wu |
Jiangsu,
China |
| Naples |
c. 680 BC |
Magna Graecia |
Italy |
| Nara (as Heijō-kyō) |
710 AD |
Japan |
Japan |
| Nijmegen |
19 BC |
Germania Inferior |
Netherlands |
| Niš |
279 BC |
Illyria |
Serbia |
Nombre de Dios,
Colón |
1510 |
New Granada |
Panama |
| Novi Sad |
1st century
AD |
Illyria |
Serbia |
| Old Cairo |
c. 100 |
|
Egypt |
| Oraibi, Arizona |
c. 1100 |
Hopi culture |
US |
| Osaka (as Naniwa) |
c. 400 AD |
Japan |
Japan |
| Palembang |
c. 600 AD |
Srivijaya |
Indonesia |
| Panama City |
1519 |
New Granada |
Panama |
| Paris |
52 BC |
Lutetia |
France |
| Patna |
5th century BC |
Magadha |
Bihar,
India |
| Patras |
c. 1100 BC |
Mycenaean Greece |
Greece |
| Peshawar |
c. 400–300 BC |
Gandhara |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Plovdiv |
3000 –
4000 BC |
Thrace |
Plovdiv
Province, Bulgaria |
Plymouth,
Massachusetts |
1620 |
Plymouth Colony |
US |
| Polatsk |
862 |
|
Belarus |
| Prague |
c. 6th century |
Bohemia |
Czech Republic |
| Provadia |
4700 BC. |
Neolithic,
Danubian Plain |
Bulgaria |
| Ptuj |
1st century BC |
Pannonia |
Slovenia |
Pyeongyang
(as Wanggeom-seong) |
194 BC |
Gojoseon |
North Korea |
| Qabala (as Kabalaka) |
4th century BC |
Caucasian Albania |
Azerbaijan |
| Quebec City |
1608 |
New France |
Canada |
| Quito |
980 |
Quitu culture |
Ecuador |
Rajagriha
(Rajgir) |
600 BC |
Magadha |
Bihar,
India |
| Reggio di Calabria (as Rhégion) |
743 BC |
Magna Graecia |
Calabria,
Italy |
| Rey |
3000 BC |
Media |
Iran |
| Reykjavík |
c. 871 |
Iceland |
Iceland |
| Rhodes |
c. 408 BC |
Rhodes,
Aegean Sea |
Dodecanese, Greece |
| Ribe |
704–710 |
Jutland |
Denmark |
| Rome |
753 BC |
Latium |
Lazio,
Italy |
Roses (as
Rhode) |
4th century BC |
Iberia |
Catalonia, Spain |
| Saint John |
1631 |
New France |
Canada |
| Samarqand |
700 BC |
Sogdiana |
Uzbekistan |
San
Diego |
1769 |
New
Spain |
US |
| San Juan |
1508 |
New Spain |
Puerto Rico (US) |
| Sant Martí d’Empúries (as Emporion) |
ca. 575 BC |
Iberia |
Catalonia, Spain |
| Santa Fe de Bogota |
1538 |
New Granada |
Colombia |
Santa Fe, New
Mexico |
1607 |
New Spain |
US |
| Santa Marta |
1525 |
New Granada |
Colombia |
| Santiago del Estero |
1553 |
Río de la Plata |
Argentina |
| Santo Domingo |
1496 |
Hispaniola |
Dominican Republic |
São Vicente, São
Paulo |
1532 |
Governorate General of Brazil |
Brazil |
Sault Ste. Marie,
Michigan |
1668 |
New France |
US |
Seoul
(as Wiryeseong) |
18 BC |
Baekjae |
South Korea |
| Serres |
5th century BC |
Macedonia |
Greece |
| Seville |
8th century
BC |
Iron Age Iberia |
Andalusia, Spain |
| Sidon |
4000 BC |
Levant |
Lebanon |
| Siem Reap |
801 AD |
Khmer Empire |
Cambodia |
| Singapore |
1170 AD |
Kingdom of Singapura |
Singapore |
| Skara |
988 |
|
Sweden |
| Skopje |
81–96 AD |
Macedonia (Roman
province) |
Republic of Macedonia |
| Smederevo |
1st century
BC |
Illyria |
Serbia |
| Sofala |
c. 700 |
|
Mozambique |
| Sofia |
4th century
BC |
Moesia |
Sofia
Valley, Bulgaria |
| Solothurn |
c. 20 AD |
Gaul |
Switzerland |
| Sremska Mitrovica |
1st century
BC |
Illyria |
Serbia |
St. Augustine,
Florida |
1565 |
New Spain |
US |
St. John’s,
Newfoundland and Labrador |
1540s |
Newfoundland Colony |
Canada |
| Stara Zagora |
342 BC |
Thrace |
Bulgaria |
| Staraya Ladoga |
753 |
|
Russia |
| Stobi/Gradsko |
217 BC |
Macedonia |
Republic of Macedonia |
Susa
(Shush) |
4200 BC |
Khuzestan |
Iran |
| Suzhou (as Gusu, Wu) |
514 BC |
Wu |
Jiangsu,
China |
| Syracuse |
734 BC |
Sicily |
Sicily,
Italy |
| Taranto (as Taras) |
706 BC |
Magna Graecia |
Puglia,
Italy |
Tarragona (as
Tarraco) |
218 BC |
Iberia |
Catalonia, Spain |
| Tbilisi |
c. 500 |
Caucasian Iberia |
Kartli province, Georgia |
| Ternate |
1109 AD |
Sultanate of Ternate |
Indonesia |
| Thanjavur |
300 BC |
Early Chola kingdom |
Tamil Nadu, India |
| Thebes |
c. 1400 BC |
Mycenaean
Greece |
Boeotia,
Greece |
| Thessaloniki |
315 BC |
Macedonia (ancient
kingdom) |
Greece |
| Tidore |
1109 AD |
Sultanate of Tidore |
Indonesia |
| Tongeren |
10 BC |
Germania Inferior |
Belgium |
| Trier |
30 BC |
Gallia Belgica |
Germany |
| Trikala |
before 1200 BC |
Mycenaean Greece |
Thessaly,
Greece |
| Trois-Rivières |
1634 |
New France |
Canada |
| Trondheim |
997 |
Norway |
Norway |
| Tyre |
2750 BC |
Levant |
Lebanon |
| Ujjain (As Avanti) |
c. 800 BC |
Malwa |
India |
| Upper Xingu |
c. 800 AD |
Xingu culture |
Brazil |
| Vaisali |
500 BC |
Magadha |
Bihar,
India |
| Varanasi |
c. 1200–1100
BC |
Iron Age India |
Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Varna |
585 BC – 570 BC |
Thrace |
Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, Bulgaria |
| Veliky Novgorod |
859 |
|
Russia |
| Vera Cruz |
1519 |
New Spain |
Mexico |
| Verdun |
4th century |
Lotharingia |
France |
| Veria |
c. 432 BC |
Macedonia |
Greece |
| Vitebsk |
947 |
|
Belarus |
| Volterra |
c. 725 BC |
Tuscany |
Tuscany,
Italy |
| Vukovar |
3500 BC |
Illyria |
Croatia |
| Winchester (asVenta Belgarum) |
c. 70 AD |
Britannia |
UK
(England) |
| Worms |
14 BC |
Germania Superior |
Germany |
| Xanthi |
before 879 |
Thrace |
Greece |
Xi’an (as Haojing, Fenghao,
Chang’an, Daxing) |
c. 1100 BC |
Zhou Dynasty |
Shaanxi,
China |
| Yeha |
c. 700 BC |
D’mt |
Ethiopia |
| Yerevan |
782 BC |
Urartu |
Armenia |
| York (asEboracum) |
c. 72 AD |
Britannia |
UK
(England) |
| Zagreb |
1 st century |
Illyria |
Croatia |
| Zeila/Avalite |
c. 9th century BC |
Bilad al-Barbar |
Somalia |
Zürich
(Lindenhof) |
c. 50 BC |
Gaul |
Switzerland |
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