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Perhaps Paris (at least officially).
As in the capital of Jordan?Quote:
Originally Posted by schmenke
Jordan was part of the Ottoman Empire and was partitioned in 1921.
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Ethiopia has a complex history but Addis Ababa was only founded in 1886.Quote:
Originally Posted by D-Type
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The Île de la Cité in Paris, only became the capital in 1163 when Louis VII (the Young) moved the palace there.Quote:
Originally Posted by onemanband
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Istanbul (also considering the period it was called Constantinople) ?
Istanbul as the capital of Turkey? Turkey has only existed since 1923.Quote:
Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo
Istanbul was the third capital of the Ottoman Empire and didn't even become the capital until it was captured in 1453.
At any rate...
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Older than 1163 and never occupied by a foreign power. - Moscow?
Older than 1163 and never occupied or supplanted by a foreign power. - Moscow?
Yes, older than 1163. Always as capital. Never supplanted by a foreign power.Quote:
Originally Posted by D-Type
Even if you allow for Peter the Great's foundation of the Russian Empire in 1721. The capital of the Tsardom which it replaced was St Petersburg.
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San Marino ?
San Marino!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazio
3rd September 301. :eek:
San Marino declared its independence from the Roman Empire and even though the empire snapped in half, San Marino was never part of the Roman Empire, Western Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Italy, nor the Republics of Italy. It was always up on the mountains, doing its own thing.
The City of San Marino was for a long time, the only city in San Marino and by default the capital.