Statistics for Oldest Cities by Country (Abridged)

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Founded	Country	City	% Correct
5000 BC	Greece*	Athens	94%
43	United Kingdom*	London	87%
2800 BC	Israel	Jerusalem	86%
753 BC	Italy	Rome	84%
9000 BC	Syria	Damascus	81%
1652	South Africa	Cape Town	64%
454	Vietnam	Hanoi	62%
50 BC	Switzerland	Zürich	59%
650	Poland	Kraków	53%
814 BC	Tunisia	Carthage	52%
600 BC	France	Marseille	52%
400	Japan	Osaka	49%
789	Morocco	Fes	42%
1565	USA (excluding territories)	St Augustine	31%
43	United Kingdom*	Bath	29%
1508	USA	San Juan	28%
3000 BC	Palestine	Jericho	26%
1545	Canada	St John's	18%
1100 BC	Spain	Cádiz	14%
30 BC	Germany	Trier	12%
5000 BC	Lebanon	Byblos	10%
1150 BC	India	Varanasi	10%
2070 BC	China	Luoyang	9%
5000 BC	Greece*	Argos	8%