<p style="margin-left:0.0px;">In history, there were many beautiful cities, most of which were destroyed long ago. As soon as people left the caves, the first settlements began to appear. Archaeologists discovered that the oldest city is now more than 11 thousand years old, and the rest on the list are a little younger. However, there are cities that were founded before the common era and people even live in them.&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-left:0.0px;">They fascinate tourists with their quaint ceremonies that have been preserved since ancient times, as well as their architecture. Each century left its mark on these cities. Now they are trying to make them more popular for recreation. You can even visit some of them.</p><p style="margin-left:0.0px;"><strong>Jericho, Palestine</strong></p><p><img src="/uploads/Depositphotos_386299200_L_2_2_4b1d51494d.jpg" alt="Depositphotos_386299200_L-2-2.jpg" srcset="/uploads/thumbnail_Depositphotos_386299200_L_2_2_4b1d51494d.jpg 235w,/uploads/small_Depositphotos_386299200_L_2_2_4b1d51494d.jpg 500w,/uploads/medium_Depositphotos_386299200_L_2_2_4b1d51494d.jpg 750w,/uploads/large_Depositphotos_386299200_L_2_2_4b1d51494d.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw"></p><p style="margin-left:0.0px;">This is the oldest city on the planet, as it is believed to have been founded 10,000 years ago. Due to the fact that Jericho is located at the crossroads of trade routes, in ancient times it was a center of trade. The inhabitants of the city traded salt from the Dead Sea, which was very popular due to its medicinal properties. <span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;">At one time, Jericho became the first city conquered by Joshua's troops at the entrance to the promised land. There is still a saying among the Jewish people that “he who owns Jericho owns the whole land of Israel.”</span></p><p style="margin-left:0.0px;"><strong>Damascus, Syria</strong></p><p><img src="/uploads/Depositphotos_10420352_L_2_2_8f3108c4e5.jpg" alt="Depositphotos_10420352_L-2-2.jpg" srcset="/uploads/thumbnail_Depositphotos_10420352_L_2_2_8f3108c4e5.jpg 235w,/uploads/small_Depositphotos_10420352_L_2_2_8f3108c4e5.jpg 500w,/uploads/medium_Depositphotos_10420352_L_2_2_8f3108c4e5.jpg 750w,/uploads/large_Depositphotos_10420352_L_2_2_8f3108c4e5.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw"></p><p style="margin-left:0.0px;">Damascus is considered the oldest capital in the world and one of the most picturesque Arab cities. According to legend, this is where Adam and Eve settled after being expelled from paradise. At different times, such civilizations as the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Muslims, Crusaders, Mongols, Turks, and French ruled here.</p><p style="margin-left:0.0px;"><strong>Byblos (now Jbeil), Lebanon</strong></p><p><img src="/uploads/Depositphotos_164162638_L_2_2_7e22b12fb7.jpg" alt="Depositphotos_164162638_L-2-2.jpg" srcset="/uploads/thumbnail_Depositphotos_164162638_L_2_2_7e22b12fb7.jpg 234w,/uploads/small_Depositphotos_164162638_L_2_2_7e22b12fb7.jpg 500w,/uploads/medium_Depositphotos_164162638_L_2_2_7e22b12fb7.jpg 750w,/uploads/large_Depositphotos_164162638_L_2_2_7e22b12fb7.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw"></p><p style="margin-left:0.0px;">This city was located to the north of the capital of Lebanon, Beirut, and has been known since the 4th millennium BC. Today, not much remains of the ancient city, although the inhabitants of the city never left it. It is from the name of this city, which in the ancient world was the most important center of papyrus trade, that the word "bible" was born, because "Byblos" is translated from Greek as papyrus, and "bible" means book.</p><p style="margin-left:0.0px;"><strong>Aleppo, Syria</strong></p><p><img src="/uploads/Depositphotos_55255401_L_2_2_aba3fc83b4.jpg" alt="Depositphotos_55255401_L-2-2.jpg" srcset="/uploads/thumbnail_Depositphotos_55255401_L_2_2_aba3fc83b4.jpg 234w,/uploads/small_Depositphotos_55255401_L_2_2_aba3fc83b4.jpg 500w,/uploads/medium_Depositphotos_55255401_L_2_2_aba3fc83b4.jpg 750w,/uploads/large_Depositphotos_55255401_L_2_2_aba3fc83b4.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw"></p><p style="margin-left:0.0px;"><span style="color:#18191b;">Many sources date the foundation of Aleppo between the 6th millennium BC and the 3rd millennium BC. </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;">For hundreds of years, Aleppo was one of the most important trade centers of the Middle East and a stubbornly contested territory that changed hands many times before the 16th century became part of the Ottoman Empire. After the fall of the Ottoman Sultanate in 1922, the city fell under the French mandate until Syria gained independence in 1944.</span></p><p style="margin-left:0.0px;"><strong>Susa, Iran</strong></p><p><img src="/uploads/Depositphotos_44232495_L_2_2_73dc3ef7c0.jpg" alt="Depositphotos_44232495_L-2-2.jpg" srcset="/uploads/thumbnail_Depositphotos_44232495_L_2_2_73dc3ef7c0.jpg 235w,/uploads/small_Depositphotos_44232495_L_2_2_73dc3ef7c0.jpg 500w,/uploads/medium_Depositphotos_44232495_L_2_2_73dc3ef7c0.jpg 750w,/uploads/large_Depositphotos_44232495_L_2_2_73dc3ef7c0.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw"></p><p style="margin-left:0.0px;">Susa is a mysterious city and one of the most exotic in the Middle East. Now it is quite small, but once it was one of the main centers of Persia. It was here that archaeologists found the famous laws of Hammurabi. Each king of Persia built his palace here, so in Susa, you can see many ruins of palaces from different periods, and learn how the construction of residences for the rulers of one of the most powerful states of the ancient world evolved.</p>

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The 5 oldest cities in the world, which you should visit in your life

<p style="margin-left:0.0px;">For a long time, it was impossible to find the name of Aloha Wanderwell in the history books, and only recently the title of the first woman to travel around the world in a Ford Model-T was rightfully returned to this girl. In ten years, she traveled 611 thousand kilometers, visited 80 countries, and without a doubt deserves to have her incredible life story known all over the world.</p><p style="margin-left:0.0px;">Idris Hall, which is actually the name of this incredible woman, was born in 1906 in the Canadian town of Winnipeg. From a young age, the girl was interested in traveling, having read a large number of books about adventures for boys. During the First World War, Idris' father joined the British army and the family moved to Europe. Since childhood, Idris grew up as a bully, and in order to calm her temper, the girl's mother sent her to a monastery boarding house.</p><p style="margin-left:0.0px;">The girl loved her father very much, so when she learned about his death, she was extremely upset. It was during this difficult time that she saw an advertisement in the Paris Herald newspaper for the recruitment of young women for an expedition to the famous captain Walter Wanderwellʼs expedition. This man was a famous traveler and made films about his travels. He had a team of a photojournalist, a journalist, a mechanic, and a secretary, which was his wife, and when the cinematographer was hospitalized, they decided to find a replacement for him. For advertising purposes, it was decided to take a woman. To grieve less over the death of her father, Idris decided to ask for an expedition.</p><p style="margin-left:0.0px;">She found Captain Walter Wanderwell and persuaded him to hire her as a driver and translator. They started their expedition in Nice, France, and then traveled all over Europe. The young girl was photographed in every city and she quickly became famous.<span style="color:#000000;"> </span>When it was cold in Europe at the beginning of 1923, they stopped in the Carpathians.</p><p style="margin-left:0.0px;">Over time, the captain and the girl fell in love with each other. At that time, the girl began to call herself Aloha and took the surname Wanderwell, although the captain had a legal wife. 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margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CiDJAuoP6n6/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Допис, поширений Aloha Wanderwell (@alohawanderwell)</a></p></div></blockquote> <script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></div><p style="margin-left:0.0px;">When they got to India they were warned about the bubonic plague and asked to avoid dead bodies in the streets. After India, they went to China, and from there to Japan, and then sailed to Hawaii on board a ship.</p><p style="margin-left:0.0px;">But returning to San Francisco instead of the expected meeting, Walter was arrested for violating the Mann Act, which prohibits transporting women across state borders for immoral purposes. But when the captain divorced his wife and married Aloha, the charges were dropped.&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-left:0.0px;">In 1932, Wanderwell was killed in California, but Aloha continued to travel. After marrying her second husband, she continued to travel around the world and shoot films. She died in 1996.</p><p style="margin-left:0.0px;">Did you like this story of an incredible woman?</p>

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