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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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DAMASCUS The oldest (national) capital city in the world (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Jun 25, 2023
7% OMAN Oldest independent state in the Arab world (4) New York Times Dec 7, 2025
7% AKRON City known as the Rubber Capital of the World (5) LA Times Daily Nov 15, 2025
7% ASTORIA Oregon's oldest city (7) Newsday Nov 1, 2025
6% LJUBLJANA Slovenia's capital city (9) The Times Specialist Jan 5, 2026
6% PATRIARCH Oldest inhabitant (9) (9) Puzzler Jan 1, 2026
6% SANTIAGO World capital near the Andean foothills (8) New York Times Dec 28, 2025
6% KOLKATA Capital city of West Bengal (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 27, 2025
6% HANOI Vietnam's capital city (5) New York Times Mini Dec 22, 2025
6% ZAGREB Croatia's capital city (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 21, 2025

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