Oldest houses
Who
Çatalhöyük
What
9,500–7,700 year(s)
Where
Türkiye ()
When
7500

The oldest houses in the world are at neolithic Çatalhöyük in present-day Turkey, dating from around 7,500–5,700 BC. Around 5,000–8,000 residents occupied mud-brick homes that were entered via roof-top holes that also served for smoke ventilation.