Old City often refers to

old town In a city or town, the old town is its historic or original core. Although the city is usually larger in its present form, many cities have redesignated this part of the city to commemorate its origins after thorough renovations. There are ma ...

, the historic or original core of a city or town. Old City may refer to several places:

Historical cities or regions of cities

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Old City (Baku) Old City or Inner City ( az, İçərişəhər) is the historical core of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The Old City is the most ancient part of Baku, which is surrounded by walls. In 2007, the Old City had a population of about 3000 people. I ...

, Azerbaijan * Old City (Dhaka), Bangladesh, also called ''Old Dhaka'' *

Old Quebec Old Quebec (french: Vieux-Québec) is a historic neighbourhood of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Comprising the Upper Town (french: Haute-Ville) and Lower Town (french: Basse-Ville), the area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Administratively, Old ...

, Canada, also called ''Old City'' *

Old City (Shanghai) The Old City of Shanghai (; Shanghainese: ''Zånhae Lo Zenshian''), also formerly known as the Chinese city, is the traditional urban core of Shanghai. Its boundary was formerly defined by a defensive wall. The Old City was the county seat for t ...

, China * Old City (Cairo), Egypt * Old City, Bristol, England *

Old City of Freiburg The Old City of Freiburg is part of the city and business centres of Freiburg im Breisgau and is the core of the original city. It is divided into the two districts 111 ''Altstadt-Mitte'' and 112 ''Altstadt-Ring''. The ''Altstadt-Mitte'' district ...

, Germany *

Old City (Hyderabad, India) The Old City of Hyderabad is a walled city of Hyderabad, Telangana, India, located on the banks of the Musi River built by Qutb Shahi sultan Muhammed Quli Qutb Shah in 1591 AD. There used to be Wall of Hyderabad, a wall surrounding the O ...

Old City (Jaffa) Old Jaffa ( he, יפו העתיקה afa ha'atiká– Ancient Yafo; ar, يافا العتيقه afa al.ʿatīqa– Ancient Jaffa or afa al.qadīma– Old Jaffa ) is a neighborhood of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel and the oldest part of Jaffa. A nei ...

, Israel *

Old City (Jerusalem) The Old City of Jerusalem ( he, הָעִיר הָעַתִּיקָה, translit=ha-ir ha-atiqah; ar, البلدة القديمة, translit=al-Balda al-Qadimah; ) is a walled area in East Jerusalem. The Old City is traditionally divided into ...

Old Town, Oslo The Old Town of Oslo ( no, Gamlebyen, ) is a neighbourhood in the inner city of Oslo, Norway, belonging to the borough of Gamle Oslo and is the oldest urban area within the current capital. This part of the capital of Norway was simply called ...

, Norway *

Old City (Hyderabad, Sindh) Hyderābād City (''Haidarābād'') ( sd, حیدرآباد, ur, ), headquarters of the district of Sindh province of Pakistan traces its early history to ''Neroon'', a Sindhi ruler of the area from whom the city derived its previous name, ...

, Pakistan *

Old City, Lahore The Walled City of Lahore ( Punjabi & ur, , ''"Inner City"''), also known as Old City, forms the historic core of Lahore, Pakistan. The city was established around 1000 CE in the western half of the Walled City, which was fortified by a mud w ...

, Pakistan * Old City, Gaza, Palestine * Old City (Zamość), Poland *

Old town, Stockholm Gamla stan (, "The Old Town"), until 1980 officially Staden mellan broarna ("The Town between the Bridges"), is the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Gamla stan consists primarily of the island Stadsholmen. Officially, but not colloquially, Gamla stan ...

, Sweden *

Old City (Bern) The Old City (german: Altstadt) is the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. Built on a narrow hill bordered on three sides by the river Aare, its compact layout has remained essentially unchanged since its construction during the twelfth ...

, Switzerland *

Old City of Zuoying The Old City of Zuoying (), also known as the Old City of Fongshan County (), is a walled city located in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It was built during the Qing rule period and is one of the first Taiwanese cities fortified by a de ...

, Taiwan *

Eskişehir Eskişehir ( , ; from "old" and "city") is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. The urban population of the city is 898,369 with a metropolitan population of 797,708. The city is located on the banks of the ...

(''Old City''), Turkey *

Near Northeast, Washington, D.C. Near Northeast is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C. It is bounded by North Capitol Street to the west, Florida Avenue to the north, F Street to the south, and 15th Street to the east. History Early history It is believed that the ...

, United States, historically called ''Old City'' *

Old City, Knoxville The Old City is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located at the northeast corner of the city's downtown area. Originally part of a raucous and vice-ridden section of town known as "The Bowery," the Old City has since been rev ...

, Tennessee, United States *

Old City, Philadelphia Old City is a List of Philadelphia neighborhoods, neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, near the Delaware River waterfront. It is home Independence National Historical Park, a dense section of historic landmarks including Independence Hall, ...

, Pennsylvania, United States * Old City District, a district of the Amanat Al Asimah Governorate, Yemen

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* Old City Cemetery (disambiguation) *

Old City Gaol, Bristol The New Gaol (also sometimes known as The Old City Gaol) is in Cumberland Road, Spike Island, Bristol, England, near Bristol Harbour. History The original New Gaol was designed by Henry Hake Seward and opened in 1820. In 1831, it was destroyed ...

, England * Old City Hall (disambiguation) * Old City Waterworks, Tallahassee, Florida, United States

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