Some of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_continuously_inhabited_cities

https://history.howstuffworks.com/world-history/oldest-city-in-world.htm

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/feb/16/whats-the-oldest-city-in-the-world

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/world-heritage/article/ancient-city-damascus