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The old city in the world

10. Lisbon, Portugal (2000 SM)
The town was founded in the low hills to the north of the River Tagus, Lisbon charm is closely related to the past. Lisbon was first founded by the Iberians. After standing centuries, Lisbon now is the best city to live in Europe. Ancient palaces of the restoration, old churches and beautiful Art Nouveau buildings is the most beautiful parts that make up this city's cultural face.

Museums such as the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, the National Coach Museum, and Carmo Archaeological Museum store various items fond memories of the past life of this city.

Bairro Alto, the center of the city night life is also filled with a variety of restaurants, bars and clubs cried for you. Campo de Santa Clara is also open many opportunities for you to purchase many wonderful memories your travel reminder.

9. Luxor, Egypt (before 2160 SM)
Luxor, once known as the city of Thebes, is a beautiful city which is dedicated to the god Amon Ra, and since tourism is known in the world, is already crowded city visited by tourists, many tourists at the Roman and Greek times to visit this city. Luxor is the most popular cities in Egypt.

City dates back to the monuments of Luxor, Karnak, Hatshepsut and Ramses III. No wonder this city is often referred to as the largest open air museum in the world. The city is actually divided into three parts, the Luxor is located on the eastern side of the Nile, the city of Karnak and Thebes are located on the west side of the river Nile, opposite Luxor, and now merged into one.

8. Asyut, Egypt (before 2160 SM)
It is located 375 km south of Cairo. This city is the largest city in Upper Egypt and was the first city founded in the days of Pharaoh. Now the city is the most important cities as centers of agriculture and also the city where the third largest university in Egypt.

7. Xi'an, China, (2205 SM)
With a long history that extends to 30th centuries, this city is one of the most important city in the history of China. This city is one of the Top Four Great Ancient Capital of China. This city lot and have enjoyed the same place in history with the cities of Athens, Cairo and Rome.

Various ancient relics and other important cultural sites to place the city as Natural History Museum. Teracota Museum located in the city is also regarded as "the Eight Wonders of the World". If you want to experience China, this city is one city that should be addressed.

6. Giza, Egypt (prior to 2568 B.C.)
Napoleon Bonaparte gave a speech to his soldiers before the battle of Giza in 1798, he said "On top of that pyramid-pyramid, four centuries of history does not move." People may not believe that Giza was actually a separate independent city with Cairo, but because of the rapid development of Cairo, Giza as if swallowed up by Cairo.

In this city, you will find the pyramids-the pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, who faithfully maintain. Giza plateau would be transformed into the Grand Museum of Egypt, which will be completed in 2012.

5. Konya, Turkey (2600 SM)
The city is flanked by two seas, the Mediterranean and Black Sea, with a height of 1000 meters above sea level. The town was established on the prairie Anatolia is one of the most interesting cities in Turkey.

One of the most popular museum in town is the Green Mausoleum of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi, a leading Turkish poet's grave. Various beautiful museums await your visit in this city, among others, is Chaeological Museum, Koyunoglu Museums and Ethnographical Museum.


4. Zurich, Switzerland (3000 SM)
As the largest city in Switzerland and at the same time we are the oldest in Europe, Zurich was founded in Roman times Turicum name. Traces of the past can be found in various places in the Old City of Zurich. Narrow streets filled with cafes, antique shops and boutiques. Bahnhofstrasse, is one of the streets filled with shops most beautiful in Europe.

Grossmünster and Fraumünster are two old churches are filled with beautiful interiors. Swiss National Museum or the Kunsthaus, also is one of the most famous museums in the world. You will know how much this city offers all the best things in your life in the world.

3. Kirkuk, Iraq (3000 SM)
With many archaeological former over the age of 50 centuries, the city of Kirkuk is the most important for the Kurds. The city was once the center of Iraq's oil industry. Perhaps it is not the purpose of the most tourist attention, but Kirkuk stand at the former center of the ancient Assyrian culture.

This town has become a battle of three major Empire: Assyria, Babylonia and Media, who each took turns to take over the power of this city. In this city there is the tomb of Prophet Daniel (Christians) and Al Qaysareyah market. Jarmo and Yorgan Qal'at Tepe is located on the outskirts of this town will give you experience of living in the past.

2. Jerusalem, Israel (3000 SM)
City sacred to three world's largest religions, Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, this city is a place where old-fashioned values combined with a variety of new cultures that brought a new atmosphere of the metropolis.

The city is divided into three parts: West Jerusalem, part of the fastest growing and trading center. East Jerusalem, which became the Arab population settlements, and the Old City, with an extraordinarily beautiful.

1. Gaziantep, Turkey (3650 SM)
The town formerly known as Antep is now the provisional capital of the same name, this is the city Giazantep oldest still standing. This city has a history as far as the Hittite period (Hittite). This city lived continuously since the Paleolithic era, and grew up together with the Ottoman Empire.

Today, Giazantep is a friendly city, and cried with many mosques, madrasas, lodging and even baths from several centuries ago. The old house of stone houses always have a garden and trees that decorate the wine, so that each time you turn, you will have the most beautiful scenery in the world.

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