Senior-City-zens: The world's 10 oldest still inhabited cities

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	Senior-City-zens: The world's 10 oldest still inhabited cities
doodleicious
7-10-2009 7:14 PM
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7-10-2009 9:57 PM
tanyamm
Hey doodle, please check out my clip titled "tree climbing in Friendship Park" It's my grandchildren, my son and me. I thought I'd show them off.
7-10-2009 10:02 PM
tanyamm
The title of this clip is very appropriate. It really is amazing that these cities are still inhabited.
7-10-2009 11:20 PM
doodleicious
this was my adventure for the day- lol....my little online trip-
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Located in a fertile region well-watered by the Barada river, <A href="http://www.oldamascus.com/home.htm">Damascus</A> was a prime target of numerous kings and conquerors - and often wound up on the losing side.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://weburbanist.com/2009/07/09/senior-city-zens-the-10-oldest-still-inhabited-cities/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/weburbanist.com/img/C5BE3EF8-C017-4A96-9B93-DC05D86FAADE" alt="old_city_1b" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://weburbanist.com/2009/07/09/senior-city-zens-the-10-oldest-still-inhabited-cities/"><H4>Jericho, West Bank</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://weburbanist.com/2009/07/09/senior-city-zens-the-10-oldest-still-inhabited-cities/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/weburbanist.com/img/CE450CA8-20BB-4640-AF52-4A232297ADEE" alt="old_city_2" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://weburbanist.com/2009/07/09/senior-city-zens-the-10-oldest-still-inhabited-cities/"><P>The ancient city of Jericho is the world’s oldest walled city, with evidence of stone fortifications dating back nearly 9,000 years; long before the “walls came tumblin’ down” events depicted in the Bible. Archaeological <A href="http://www.biblearchaeology.org/post/2008/06/The-Walls-of-Jericho.aspx">digs</A> have turned up traces of habitation that are even older: up to 11,000 years ago!</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://weburbanist.com/2009/07/09/senior-city-zens-the-10-oldest-still-inhabited-cities/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/weburbanist.com/img/37A74E8B-D4A1-4C23-B398-4877A678E37E" alt="old_city_2b" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://weburbanist.com/2009/07/09/senior-city-zens-the-10-oldest-still-inhabited-cities/"><H4>Susa, Iran</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://weburbanist.com/2009/07/09/senior-city-zens-the-10-oldest-still-inhabited-cities/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/weburbanist.com/img/82A121AC-3D28-42C5-81EC-18D21C9225E8" alt="old_city_3" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://weburbanist.com/2009/07/09/senior-city-zens-the-10-oldest-still-inhabited-cities/"><P>Dating back to approximately 8000 BCE, the ancient Iranian city of Susa rose to prominence again and again under Elamite, Babylonian, Achaemenian, Greek, Parthian, Sasanian and Persian civilizations.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://weburbanist.com/2009/07/09/senior-city-zens-the-10-oldest-still-inhabited-cities/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/weburbanist.com/img/819E2FEE-F363-4506-AA78-DB089BD15A4D" alt="old_city_4" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://weburbanist.com/2009/07/09/senior-city-zens-the-10-oldest-still-inhabited-cities/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/weburbanist.com/img/568BEB27-5A19-4B83-95D7-16B8164900D3" alt="old_city_4b" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; 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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://weburbanist.com/2009/07/09/senior-city-zens-the-10-oldest-still-inhabited-cities/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/weburbanist.com/img/C892A303-CA5D-4F8E-9F11-E6C9365807EE" alt="old_city_6b" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://weburbanist.com/2009/07/09/senior-city-zens-the-10-oldest-still-inhabited-cities/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/weburbanist.com/img/123DAAE5-2447-43F2-A77F-F583D33DAC81" alt="old_city_6c" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://weburbanist.com/2009/07/09/senior-city-zens-the-10-oldest-still-inhabited-cities/"><H4>Athens, Greece</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://weburbanist.com/2009/07/09/senior-city-zens-the-10-oldest-still-inhabited-cities/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/weburbanist.com/img/57030937-C79E-4F9C-A998-EB8CB396B149" alt="old_city_7a" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://weburbanist.com/2009/07/09/senior-city-zens-the-10-oldest-still-inhabited-cities/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/weburbanist.com/img/FE45D7BF-7AD9-4353-8C93-4C35F4851451" alt="old_city_7b" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://weburbanist.com/2009/07/09/senior-city-zens-the-10-oldest-still-inhabited-cities/"><H4>Lisbon, Portugal</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://weburbanist.com/2009/07/09/senior-city-zens-the-10-oldest-still-inhabited-cities/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/weburbanist.com/img/8728E6D2-360F-4C70-9D1B-E8DEBB1A693B" alt="old_city_8a" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; 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