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Continuously inhabited since the Early Bronze Age, [191] an urban settlement called Skodra was founded by Illyrians in the 4th century BC and fortified in moenia aeacia style, [192] [193] it became the capital of the Illyrian kingdom under the Ardiaei and Labeatae and was one of the most important cities of the Balkans in ancient times.
The city was mostly destroyed and largely deserted after 993 CE, with the Chola invasion from South India. [2] Although several attempts were made by later Sinhalese kings to return the capital to Anuradhapura, it was not reestablished as a major population centre of the island until the British colonial era in the 19th century CE. Despite its ...
The city celebrated the 3,000th anniversary of its founding in 1999. [2] It is among the oldest cities in Kazakhstan, as well as one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the World, the site of the first mosque in Kazakhstan, [3] and similarly among the oldest cities in Transoxania. [4]
Founded in around 700 BCE, it’s one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, a crossroads of cultures and a hub of learning and trading – especially during the heyday of the ...
New York. 1624 A.D. Before The Big Apple was all hustle and bustle, it was known as New Amsterdam. The city dates back to 1624 A.D., making it one of the oldest continuously occupied European ...
The city also straddles the rivers Son, Gandak and Punpun. The city is approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) in length and 16 to 18 kilometres (9.9 to 11.2 mi) wide. One of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world, [18] Patna was founded in 490 BCE by the king of Magadha.
Samarkand or Samarqand (/ ˈ s æ m ər k æ n d / SAM-ər-kand; Uzbek and Tajik: Самарқанд / Samarqand, IPA: [samarˈqand,-ant]) is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia.
The city is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in Lumbini, founded in the 15th century. The city was historically called the "Sunawal" and has been the home of the Brahmin, Chhetri, Gurung, Magar and Newar people, a cosmopolitan urban civilization in the Himalayan foothills. Today, it runs with the local government of the Nepalese ...