- Who
- Damascus
- What
- 4,500+ year(s)
- Where
- Syrian Arab Republic (Damascus)
- When
- 2022
The oldest capital city in the world is Damascus (Dimashq), Syria. It has been continuously inhabited since c. 2500 BC. In 2022, it had an estimated population of 2,503,000.
The population figure is by necessity an estimate, owing to the socio-political instability in Syria at the present time.
