As of 2026-10-12, Jabal es Saaïdé tops the list with 10,000 BC.
- #1 Jabal es Saaïdé — 10,000 BC
human settlement in Lebanon
Jabal es Saaïdé, Jabal es Saaide, Jabal as Sa`idah, Jabal as Sa`īdah, Jebal Saaidé, Jebel Saaidé or Jabal Saaidé is a Mountain in Lebanon near the inhabited village of Saaïdé, approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northeast of Baalbek, Lebanon. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #2 Byblos — 8,001 BC
Mediterranean city in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon, a main Canaanite-Phoenician city
Byblos, also known as Jbail, Jebeil, Jbeil or Jubayl, is an ancient city in the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The area is believed to have been first settled between 8800 and 7000 BC and continuously inhabited since 5000 BC. During its history, Byblos was part of numerous cultures including Canaanite, Egyptian, Phoenician, Assyrian, Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Umayyad, Abbasid, Genoese, Ayyubid, Mamluk and Ottoman. Urbanisation is thought to have begun during the third millennium BC... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #3 Singidunum — 6,001 BC
human settlement
Singidunum was an ancient city which later evolved into modern Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. The name is of Celtic origin, going back to the time when the Celtic tribe Scordisci settled the area in the 3rd century BC, following the Gallic invasion of the Balkans. Later on, the Roman Republic conquered the area in 75 BC and incorporated it into the province of Moesia. It was an important fort of the Danubian Limes and Roman Legio IV Flavia Felix was garrisoned there since 86 AD. Singidunum... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #4 Goseck circle — 4,901 BC
Neolithic henge monument
The Goseck Circle is a Neolithic structure in Goseck in the Burgenlandkreis district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #5 Sisai, Hisar — 4,701 BC
human settlement in India
Sisai is a village situated 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Hansi tehsil in Hisar district in the Indian state of Haryana. The village was established by "Shisram Kaliraman "on whose name the village is named "Sisai". It is a prominent village of Kaliraman Jats and serves as headquarters of Akhil Bharatiya Kaliraman Khap. Kaliraman and Sihag are the gotras of Jats in this village.There are two panas in this village, Sisai Kaliraman and Sisai Bola. Master Chandgi Ram Pehlwan also belonged to this... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #6 Mangesh — 4,501 BC
human settlement in Kurdistan
Mangesh is a village and sub-district in Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located in the Dohuk District. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #7 Abu Salabikh — 3,400 BC
human settlement
The archaeological site of Abu Salabikh, around 20 km (12 mi) northwest of the site of ancient Nippur and about 150 kilometers southeast of the modern city of Baghdad in Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Iraq marks the site of a small Sumerian city that existed from the Neolithic through the late 3rd millennium, with cultural connections to the cities of Kish, Mari and Ebla. Its ancient name is unknown though Eresh and Kesh have been suggested as well as Gišgi. Kesh was suggested by Thorkild... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #8 Uruk — 3,200 BC
ancient city of Sumer and Babylonia
Uruk, the archeological site known today as Warka, was an ancient city in the Near East or West Asia, located east of the current bed of the Euphrates River, on an ancient, now-dried channel of the river in Muthanna Governorate, Iraq. The site lies 93 kilometers northwest of ancient Ur, 108 kilometers southeast of ancient Nippur, and 24 kilometers northwest of ancient Larsa. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #9 Badrashin — 3,000 BC
human settlement in Egypt
Badrashin is a city, and capital of the eponymous markaz, in Giza Governorate, Egypt. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #10 Bamyan — 2,800 BC
The Cradle of Hazara Civilization
Bamyan, also spelled as Bamiyan or Bamian, is a city in central Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Bamyan Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Bamyan District and has an estimated population of 103,909 people. This makes Bamyan the largest municipality in Hazarajat. The Bamyan Airport is located in the middle of the city. It is surrounded by houses, businesses, schools and public parks. The Bamyan University is also near there. Band-e-Amir National Park is located around 2-hour drive... Read more on Wikipedia.
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