The world’s oldest continuously inhabited city is
(A) Jerusalem
(B) Baghdad
(C) Istanbul
(D) Damascus
Correct Answer : Damascus
Question Asked : SSC Combined Matric Level (Pre) Exam 2002
Explanation : Damascus is often claimed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, and evidence exists of a settlement in the wider Barada basin dating back to 9000 BC. However, within the area of Damascus, there is no evidence for large-scale settlement until the 2nd millennium BC. It has been continuously inhabited since the Chalcolithic period.
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