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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.
Zadar (US: / ˈ z ɑː d ɑːr / ZAH-dar, [3] [4] Croatian: ⓘ), [5] historically known as Zara [6] (from Venetian and Italian, pronounced; see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region.
Florida’s St. Augustine is the oldest continuously inhabited European-founded city in the nation, founded by the Spanish conquistador Pedro Menéndez de Avilés in 1565 A.D.
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Puerto Rico, and in the United States. Oldest continuously inhabited state or territorial capital in the United States. 1524 Granada: Granada: Nicaragua Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Nicaragua. 1524 Quetzaltenango: Quetzaltenango: Guatemala
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 ...
It is located adjacent to the Ein es-Sultan refugee camp, two kilometres north of the centre of the Palestinian city of Jericho. The tell was inhabited from the 10th millennium BCE, which makes Jericho among the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. [3] The site is notable for its role in the history of Levantine archaeology.
Long before the U.S. declared its independence on July 4, 1776, many European explorers had already founded lasting settlements. These are 10 of the oldest inhabited cities in the U.S. that you ...
May be the oldest, extant wooden church in the world and the oldest, extant wooden building in Europe. [141] [142] Roykstovan in Kirkjubø: Faroe Islands: No clear date, middle of 11th century CE Farmhouse May be the oldest continuously inhabited wooden building in the world [143] Ditherington Flax Mill: United Kingdom (England, Shrewsbury) 1797 CE