This is a list of the oldest, still surviving, towns and cities in the world. There are some points of contention here and care should be taken when using the list below. The cities have been listed because either the archaeological record has shown, or documents have supported the claim, that the settlement was in existence at the time given.
Surprisingly, Mineral Wells, TX isn’t anywhere on this list.
Interesting how many of these are familiar…out of the Bible…