Luoyang, China
A number of ancient cities were first being built around 4,000 years ago in the Mideast and Europe, but Luoyang stands out from that time period as the oldest continuously inhabited city in Asia. Located on China's central plain, Luoyang is the oldest city in the country and is one of the Seven Great Ancient Capitals of China. It has been in habitation since Neolithic times, with a continuous habitation for at least 4,000 years. Located at the intersection of the Luo and Yi rivers, the city was considered to be the geographical center of ancient China.
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"but Luoyang stands out from that time period as the oldest continuously inhabited city in Asia."
Didn't this very list name 7 other cities in the Middle East, which is on the Asian continent, as being older?
Fact check your statements. Since the Middle East is not a continent and is located in Asia, the cities named by you have been continously occupied longer.
Where is Xi'an? It has been continuously inhabited for at least 7,000 years and possibly longer.
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