10 ancient cities

10. Lisbon, Portugal (2000 SM)

City and founded in the low hills to the north the River Tagus, the charm of Lisbon closely related to the past. Lisbon was first founded by the Iberians. After standing air-century century, Lisbon is now the liveliest city in Europe.

Ancient castles are healed, old churches are beautiful and many Art Nouveau buildings is the most beautiful parts that make up the face of the city's culture. Museum as Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, National Museum, and Carmo Archaeological Museum keeps memories of things about the life of the city's past Coach. Bairro Alto, the center of the city's night life is also full of restaurants, bars and nightclubs. Campo de Santa is also the opportunity to purchase a variety of memory memories for tourists Clara

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9. Luxor, Mesir (2160 SM)

Luxor, which was previously known as the city of Thebe, was the beautifully presented for the god Amon Ra, and since tourism is known in the world, the city is crowded tourists, many tourists in the days of Roman and Greek on this city

Luxor is the most popular cities in this Mesir.Kota came from the monuments of Luxor, Karnak, Hatshepsut and Ramses III. Not surprisingly, if the city is often referred as the largest open air museum in the world.

The city is actually divided into three sections; Luxor located at the east side of the Nile, the city of Karnak and Thebe in the west side of the Nile, opposite Luxor, and now combined into one.

8. Asyut, Mesir (2160 SM)

It lies 375 km south of Cairo. The city is the largest town in Upper Egypt and was the first erected in the times of the Pharaohs. Now the city is the city's most important agricultural center and the city where the third largest university in Egypt

7. Xi’an China, (2205 SM)

With a long history which stretches up to 30 centuries, this city is one of the most important cities in Chinese history. The city is one of the Top Four Great Ancient Capital of China. The city enjoyed a lot and has the same place in history with the cities of Athens, Cairo and Rome. A variety of ancient relics and other important cultural sites to place the city as the Natural History Museum. Museum effigy in the cities is also considered as the "Eight Wonders of World". If you want to experience China, the city is one of the cities should be addressed.

6. Giza, Mesir (2568 SM)

Napoleon Bonaparte gave his speech to the prajuritnya before the battle of Giza in 1798, he said, "In the pyramids, the four centuries of history are not shifted." People may not believe that the independent city of Giza are actually separated from the Cairo, but because of the rapid development of Cairo, Giza as if swallowed up by Cairo.

In this city, you will find the Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx faithful care. Square

Giza

will be transformed into the Grand Museum of Egypt, which will be completed in 2012

5. Konya, Turki (2600 SM)

The city is flanked by two seas, the Mediterranean and Black Sea, with an altitude of 1000 meters above sea level. The city is founded on the steppes of Anatolia is one of the most interesting cities in Turkey.

One of the most popular museums in town is the Green Mausoleum of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi, a leading Turkish poet tomb. A variety of beautiful museum awaits your visit in this city, among others, is Chaeological Museum, Koyunoglu Museum Ethnographical Museum.

4. Zurich, Switzerland (3000 SM)

As the largest city in Switzerland and thus we are the oldest in Europe, Zurich was first established in Roman times the name Turicum. Tracks of the past can be found at various sites in Old Town Zurich.

Narrow streets filled with cafes, antique shops and boutiques. Bahnhofstrasse, is one of the streets filled with shops of the most beautiful in Europe.

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

3. Kirkuk, Irak (3000 SM)

With a variety of archaeological vessel more than 50 centuries old, the most important city of Kirkuk for the Kurds. The city is the center of the Iraqi oil industry. Certainly not the goals of most tourist attention, but Kirkuk stand in the center of the ancient Assyrian culture. for three religions of the world's largest, Islam, Christians, and Jews, the city is the place where the ancient culture combined with a variety of new and new metropolis environment. The city is divided into three parts: West, Jerusalem part of the fastest growing and the trade center. East Jerusalem, the Arab population into a retreat, and the Old Town, with superb views.

2. Jerusalem (3000 SM)

The holy city

1. Gaziantep, Turki (3650 SM)

The city was once known as Antep now become the capital of the same provision to its name, is the oldest city Giazantep still standing. The city has a history as far as the time of the Hittites (Hittite). The city is constantly in tinggali since the Paleolithic era, and grew up with the Ottoman. empire

Giazantep is a friendly city, and call upon the various mosques, schools, hotels and even a bath that comes from several centuries ago. House old house of stone has always had a garden and decorate the vine, until all you look, you will have the most beautiful scenery in the world. (In Indonesia)