Babylon
Babylon (Akkadian: Bābili or Babilim; Arabic: بابل, Bābil) wis a signeeficant ceety in auncient Mesopotamie, in the fertile plain atween the Tigris an Euphrates rivers.
| بابل | |
 A pairtial view o the ruins o Babylon frae Saddam Hussein's Simmer Palace | |
  Shawn within Iraq | |
| Alternate name | Akkadian: Bābili(m) Sumerian: KÁ.DINGIR.RAKI Hebrew: בָּבֶל, Bavel Greek: Βαβυλών, Babylṓn Auld Persie: 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎽𐎢, Bābiru Kassite leid: Karanduniash |
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| Location | Hillah, Babil Govrenorate, Iraq |
| Region | Mesopotamie |
| Coordinates | 32°32′11″N 44°25′15″E / 32.53639°N 44.42083°E 44°25′15″E / 32.53639°N 44.42083°E |
| Teep | Settlement |
| Aurie | 9 km2 (3.5 sq mi) |
| History | |
| Bigger | Amorites |
| Foondit | 1894 BC |
| Abandoned | 141 BC |
| Site notes | |
| Condeetion | Ruined |
| Ainership | Public |
| Public access | Yes |
References
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