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  2. List of oldest continuously inhabited cities - Wikipedia

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    Fourth-oldest continuously inhabited European-founded city in the United States [59] New York City: New Amsterdam United States: 1624 AD Founded in 1624 as New Amsterdam. Was renamed New York City in 1667. Is the 12th oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement in the continental United States [60] Boston: Massachusetts Bay Colony

  3. List of North American settlements by year of foundation

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    Oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the contiguous U.S. San Agustín/St. Augustine was founded by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés. 1566 Saint Marys: Georgia United States Second-oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the contiguous U.S.; on the St. Mary's River 1573: San Germán: Puerto Rico ...

  4. List of cities in the Americas by year of foundation - Wikipedia

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    Oldest continuously inhabited British established settlement in the Caribbean, First successful 'non-Spanish' established settlement in the Caribbean. 1624: Villa Soriano: Soriano: Uruguay: Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Uruguay. 1624: New Amsterdam: New York: United States: Now New York City. 1625: Quincy ...

  5. Byblos - Wikipedia

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    The area is believed to have been first settled between 8800 and 7000 BC [1] and continuously inhabited since 5000 BC. [2] During its history, Byblos was part of numerous cultures including Egyptian , Phoenician , Assyrian , Persian , Hellenistic , Roman , Genoese , Mamluk and Ottoman .

  6. Argos, Peloponnese - Wikipedia

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    Argos (/ ˈ ɑːr ɡ ɒ s,-ɡ ə s /; Greek: Άργος; Ancient and Katharevousa: Ἄργος) is a city and former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, and one of the oldest in Europe. [2]

  7. Thebes, Greece - Wikipedia

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    Thebes (/ ˈ θ iː b z /; Greek: Θήβα, Thíva; Ancient Greek: Θῆβαι, Thêbai [tʰɛ̂ːbai̯] [2]) is a city in Boeotia, Central Greece, and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is the largest city in Boeotia and a major center for the area along with Livadeia and Tanagra.

  8. List of the oldest buildings in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Said to be the oldest continuously inhabited houses still occupied. Buildings have been within the United States since the Mexican Cession of 1848. [2] Acoma Pueblo: On top of a 367-foot (112 m) sandstone mesa in Cibola County: NM 1000 – Built between 1000 and 1200 Residential Said to be the oldest continuously inhabited site in the United ...

  9. Batroun - Wikipedia

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    Batroun (Arabic: ٱلْبَتْرُون al-Batrūn;, ancient Botrys (Ancient Greek: Βότρυς, romanized: Bótrys), [1] [2] is a coastal city in northern Lebanon and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is the capital city of Batroun District.