Statistics for Oldest Cities by Country (Abridged)

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Founded	Country	City	% Correct
5000 BC	Greece*	Athens	94%
2800 BC	Israel	Jerusalem	87%
43	United Kingdom*	London	87%
753 BC	Italy	Rome	84%
9000 BC	Syria	Damascus	80%
1652	South Africa	Cape Town	63%
454	Vietnam	Hanoi	61%
50 BC	Switzerland	Zürich	59%
650	Poland	Kraków	54%
600 BC	France	Marseille	53%
814 BC	Tunisia	Carthage	50%
400	Japan	Osaka	44%
789	Morocco	Fes	39%
1565	USA (excluding territories)	St Augustine	32%
43	United Kingdom*	Bath	28%
1508	USA	San Juan	26%
3000 BC	Palestine	Jericho	25%
1545	Canada	St John's	17%
1100 BC	Spain	Cádiz	13%
30 BC	Germany	Trier	12%
5000 BC	Lebanon	Byblos	9%
1150 BC	India	Varanasi	9%
5000 BC	Greece*	Argos	7%
2070 BC	China	Luoyang	7%