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Iran ‘s history dates back to tens of thousands of years. Let’s take a look at the 10 oldest countries in the world, according to according to the World Population review.
By Thea Menezes October 17, 2024, 2:26:06 PM IST (Updated)
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The world has witnessed many ages since humans have evolved; its seen a lot of changes, civilisations, and history has always intrigued each one of us, from the multitude of cultures, heritage, to the traditions and beliefs, do you know how far back do these concepts actually go? Take a look at the 10 oldest countries in the world, according to World Population review. (Image: Reuters)
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1 | Iran – 3200 Before Common Era (BCE ) | Iran ‘s history dates back to tens of thousands of years. It’s first city, Susa was built around 3200 BCE, the Iranian empire started in the Iron age, the Achaemenid Empire was founded by Cyrus the Great, and it was the largest empire in the world at the time. It spanned from the Balkans to Central Asia and North Africa. (Image:reuters)
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2 | Egypt – 3100 BCE | To be more specific, Egyptian civilisation dates back to 3150 BC. This was during the time where upper and lower Egypt were joint by the first king of the First Dynasty, King Narmer. This civilisation led the Mediterranean for almost 3000 years, but was conquered by Alexander the great soon after in 332 BC. (Image:Reuters)
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3 | Vietnam – 2879 BCE | The history of Vietnam goes back to 20,000 years ago. The first humans to settle in the area were the Hoabinhians at this time. The first legendary states of Vietnam were created around 2879 BC. This is when the people who lived there formed a government, and they reason they did so was for several reasons, including controlling flooding along the Red River, Exchange trade, and repelling invaders. (Images:Reuters)
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4 | Armenia – 2492 BCE | Look at history from a million years and Armenia makes a feature. This country has the earliest known human presence in the Armenian Highlands in the Lower Paleolithic period. The earliest universally accepted reference to the people and country of Armenia is from 6th Century BC, in the Behistun Inscription.
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5 | North Korea – 2333 BCE | Korean Legend says that it’s first ancient Kingdom was established in 2333 BCE by the semi-divine figure Tangun. This date is now celebrates as National Foundation Day also known as Gaecheonjeol in South Korea. North Korea does recognise this day but instead of a public holiday, a ceremony is held every year as the Mausoleum of Tangun. (Image:Reuters)
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6 | China – 2070 BCE | 4000 years old with one of the world’s continuous civilisations. Some say that signs of civilisation dates back to 5,800 years. Some key dates in China include the dynasties of Xia, Shang, and Zhou in Pre-imperial China upto 221 BC, and other dynasties during Imperial China and New China, which goes from 1911 to the present time. (Image:Reuters)
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7 | India – 2000 BCE | India is a country that is over 5000 years old. Having the first advanced society, The Indus Valley Civilisation, it emerged around 3000 BCE. In 70.000 to 50,000 BCE, the first humans migrated to India. Following that, Harappa arose in the Indus Valley Civilisation from 3300-1600 BCE, and the Iron Age culture in South India from 1000-300 BCE (Image:Reuters)
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8 | Georgia – 1300 BCE | Georgia has been put into consideration to be 1300 BCE old, solely because that’s when it was known to have it’s earliest formed government. The history of that, on the other hand, is much older than that, going back to about 1.8 million years ago. This is when the oldest evidence of human occupation, Dmanisi Hominins (a subspecies of Homo erectus) in Georgia was found. (Image:Reuters)
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9 | Israel – 1300 BCE | The Marneptah Stele of ancient Egypt, which dates back to 1200 BCE at an approximation, is the earliest recorded evidence to the israelites. They were nomadic and tribal people who settled down in Canaan around this time. (Image:Reuters)
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10 | Sudan – 1070 BCE | The Mesolithic era is when the first inhabitants the the region of Sudan lived in the vicinity of Khartoum. This was around 30,000 to 20,000 BCE (Image:Reuters)
