Home›Breads, Flatbreads and Savory Pastries›Origin RegionBrowse ByOrigin RegionOrigin region names the place where a dish is first recorded. Wikipedia notes that "Raffaele Esposito is often credited with creating the modern version of pizza in Naples at the end of the 19th century," fixing the dish's modern form to one specific city. Browsing by origin region shows which places have given the world the most recognizable dishes.FactsOrigin RegionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attestedSourced to the subject's own account12,500 BCE 1Origin RegionFilter Results89 entriesAdmission YearAll1707 (1)Area (sq km)All2.084 (1)2754.97 (1)10,991 (1)20,947 (1)21,041 (1)22,072 (1)28,748 (1)29,574 (1)29,743 (1)30,689 (1)41,865 (1)43,094 (1)56,561 (1)69,700 (1)83,879 (1)93,030 (1)103,125 (1)110,993.6 (1)112,492 (1)120,000 (1)132,049 (1)132,932 (1)181,035 (1)207,600 (1)263,310 (1)302,069 (1)325,000 (1)330,803 (1)338,455 (1)357,022 (1)377,975 (1)446,550 (1)470,000 (1)537,886 (1)632,702.3 (1)756,102 (1)996,603 (1)1,098,581 (1)1,104,300 (1)1,141,748 (1)1,241,238 (1)1,648,195 (1)1,759,541 (1)1,904,569 (1)1,972,550 (1)2,381,741 (1)3,287,263 (1)4,000,000 (1)4,440,000 (1)6,045,741 (1)7,222,000 (1)7,862,221 (1)9,572,900 (1)9,984,670 (1)20,111,457 (1)24,709,000 (1)30,370,000 (1)44,579,000 (1)Country CountAll23 (1)49 (1)54 (1)Dissolution or End YearAll1707 (1)Founding YearAll1997 (1)Founding Year Range EndAll1997 (1)Founding Year Range StartAll1997 (1)Highest Elevation (m)All5895 (1)6190 (1)8849 (1)Independence or Founding YearAll927 (1)1810 (1)1818 (1)1821 (3)1825 (1)1830 (1)1832 (1)1861 (2)1867 (1)1908 (1)1912 (1)1917 (1)1922 (1)1944 (1)1945 (1)1947 (2)1948 (1)1949 (1)1951 (1)1953 (1)1956 (1)1957 (1)1960 (1)1962 (2)1991 (4)1993 (1)PopulationAll38,857 (1)394,324 (1)2,335,930 (1)2,703,353 (1)2,824,913 (1)3,100,100 (1)3,193,513 (1)3,600,000 (1)3,657,000 (1)3,866,233 (1)5,355,220 (1)5,652,881 (1)6,001,008 (1)6,029,976 (1)6,423,207 (1)7,361,263 (1)7,498,100 (1)9,109,280 (1)9,219,113 (1)9,267,000 (1)9,489,000 (1)10,147,200 (1)10,186,738 (1)11,365,333 (1)11,867,634 (1)17,638,801 (1)18,130,208 (1)19,629,588 (1)24,745,000 (1)34,374,300 (1)36,828,330 (1)41,417,056 (1)47,400,000 (1)52,695,952 (1)55,000,000 (1)56,490,048 (1)57,600,000 (1)58,900,000 (1)69,081,996 (1)82,000,000 (1)83,497,147 (1)92,417,681 (1)106,510,000 (1)109,139,000 (1)122,587,000 (1)134,000,000 (1)138,000,000 (1)270,500,000 (1)288,315,089 (1)469,300,000 (1)592,296,233 (1)656,098,097 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)1,900,000,000 (1)4,694,576,167 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 89AfricaOrigin Region2 entriesAlbaniaOrigin Region1 entryAlgeriaOrigin Region4 entriesAnatoliaOrigin Region2 entriesArmeniaOrigin Region1 entryAsiaOrigin Region4 entriesAustriaOrigin Region1 entryThe BalkansOrigin Region2 entriesThe Basque CountryOrigin Region1 entryBelarusOrigin Region1 entryBelgiumOrigin Region2 entriesBoliviaOrigin Region2 entriesBulgariaOrigin Region1 entryCambodiaOrigin Region1 entryCanadaOrigin Region3 entriesCentral AsiaOrigin Region1 entryChileOrigin Region2 entriesChinaOrigin Region11 entriesColombiaOrigin Region1 entryCroatiaOrigin Region2 entriesDenmarkOrigin Region3 entriesEgyptOrigin Region2 entriesEl SalvadorOrigin Region1 entryEnglandOrigin Region1 entryEritreaOrigin Region1 entryEthiopiaOrigin Region1 entryFinlandOrigin Region3 entriesFranceOrigin Region8 entriesGaliciaOrigin Region1 entryGeorgiaOrigin Region3 entriesGermanyOrigin Region4 entriesGreeceOrigin Region6 entriesHondurasOrigin Region2 entriesHong KongOrigin Region1 entryHungaryOrigin Region1 entryIcelandOrigin Region1 entryIndiaOrigin Region14 entriesThe Indian SubcontinentOrigin Region5 entriesIndonesiaOrigin Region7 entriesIranOrigin Region3 entriesIsraelOrigin Region1 entryItalyOrigin Region29 entriesJamaicaOrigin Region2 entriesJapanOrigin Region6 entriesKingdom of EnglandOrigin Region1 entryLatin AmericaOrigin Region1 entryThe LevantOrigin Region5 entriesLibyaOrigin Region2 entriesThe MaghrebOrigin Region2 entriesMalaysiaOrigin Region3 entriesMaliOrigin Region1 entryMexicoOrigin Region3 entriesThe Middle EastOrigin Region3 entriesMonacoOrigin Region1 entryMoroccoOrigin Region1 entryNetherlandsOrigin Region4 entriesNew ZealandOrigin Region1 entryNorth AfricaOrigin Region1 entryNorth AmericaOrigin Region1 entryNorth CarolinaOrigin Region1 entryNorwayOrigin Region1 entryOttoman EmpireOrigin Region1 entryPolandOrigin Region4 entriesPortugalOrigin Region2 entriesRussiaOrigin Region5 entriesSaint PaulOrigin Region1 entryScandinaviaOrigin Region1 entrySerbiaOrigin Region1 entrySingaporeOrigin Region1 entrySlovakiaOrigin Region2 entriesSouth AfricaOrigin Region2 entriesSouth AsiaOrigin Region1 entrySouth KoreaOrigin Region1 entrySoutheast AsiaOrigin Region1 entrySouthern United StatesOrigin Region1 entrySpainOrigin Region11 entriesSri LankaOrigin Region1 entrySwedenOrigin Region3 entriesSwitzerlandOrigin Region2 entriesSyriaOrigin Region1 entryTrinidad and TobagoOrigin Region1 entryTunisiaOrigin Region2 entriesTurkeyOrigin Region9 entriesUkraineOrigin Region3 entriesUnited KingdomOrigin Region8 entriesUnited StatesOrigin Region19 entriesVenezuelaOrigin Region1 entryVietnamOrigin Region1 entryYemenOrigin Region1 entrySources1. Bread (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaBread, History section, Natufian siteQuote, Bread, History section, Natufian siteThe oldest evidence of bread-making has been found in a 14,500-year-old Natufian site in Jordan's northeastern desert.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.