Old towns of Africa outlines a list of notable old towns in Africa. Most old towns in North and East Africa have an Arabic (or at least Islamic) heritage, but some have an even earlier history.

List

• Cape Town (South Africa)
• Cidade Velha (Cape Verde) — Founded in 1462, this is one of the oldest European colonial cities
• Stone Town (Tanzania)
• Tripoli (Libya)
• Tunis (Tunisia)
• Zomba (Malawi)

Algeria

• Casbah of Algiers
• Ghardaïa

Egypt

• Alexandria
• Aswan
• Old Cairo
• Luxor

Ethiopia

• Axum (Aksum)
• Harar
• Lalibela

Kenya

Mombasa

• Lamu
• Mombasa

Mali

• Djenné
• Timbuktu

Morocco

• Chefchaouen
• El Jadida
• Essaouira
• Fez
• Ksar of Ait-Benhaddou
• Marrakech
• Meknes
• Rabat
• Tangier
• Tetouan

See also

• Ancient African nations
• Old towns of Iberia
• Old towns of the Middle East