Ī Greco-Roman text between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD, the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, mentioned the island of Menuthias ( Ancient Greek: Μενουθιάς), which is probably Unguja, the island on which the city is located.Ĭity of Benin, the oldest city in Nigeria. The Kismayo area was originally a small fishing settlement and expanded to a major trading city on the Somali coast. īilad al-Barbar, after the 13th century part of the Ajuran Empre Successor of the ancient trading power of Sarapion.īabylon Fortress moved to its current location in the reign of Emperor Trajan, forming the core of Old or Coptic Cairo. įounded by Alexander the Great on the town of Rhacotis, which dates back to the Old Kingdom Īncient major trading city of the D`mt kingdom and the Axumite kingdom. įounded in the 5th century BC, by the Greeks.
įounded in the 6th century BC, by the Numidians. Gained prominence in the Late Period (664–332 BC). Major trading city in the Horn of Africa. Phoenicia, Carthage, then Kingdom of Mauretaniaįounded by the Phoenicians, later chief city of the Kingdom of Mauretania Luxor (as Waset, better known by its Greek name Thebes)įirst established as capital of Upper Egypt, Thebes later became the religious capital of the nation until its decline in the Roman period. Settlement established by the Old Kingdom (c. Caveats (and sources) to the validity of each claim are discussed in the "Notes" column.Īfrica Northern and the Horn Name Differences in opinion can result from different definitions of " city" as well as "continuous habitation" and historical evidence is often disputed. The age claims listed are generally disputed. This is a list of present-day cities by the time period over which they have been continuously inhabited as a city.
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