The oldest (national) capital city in the world Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The oldest (national) capital city in the world last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DAMASCUS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DAMASCUS The oldest (national) capital city in the world (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Jun 25, 2023
7% SIENA Tuscan city that's home to the oldest bank in the world (5) LA Times Daily Sep 21, 2025
6% BERNE Swiss capital city (5) The Telegraph Mini Oct 9, 2025
6% SYRIA Modern-day home of the oldest discovered library in the world (5) New York Times Oct 3, 2025
6% SANAA Middle Eastern city that's one of the ten highest capitals in the world (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 1, 2025
6% CAIRO Capital city with a view of pyramids (5) New York Times Mini Oct 1, 2025
6% AMARILLO Texas city once called the "Helium Capital of the World" (8) The Atlantic Sep 18, 2025
6% MILAN City on the rise in national importance (5) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 16, 2025
6% SANTIAGO Capital city of Chile (8) The Times Specialist Sep 15, 2025
6% ACCRA The capital city of Ghana (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 14, 2025

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