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Babylon

Capital city of Babylonia and an archaeological site in modern-day Iraq

Citycity-state ancient city archaeological siteQ5684

Also known as Mint of Babylon

Country: Babylonia(until -0911)
, Neo-Assyrian Empire(-0911–-0626)
, Neo-Babylonian Empire(-0626–-0539)
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Located in: Babylon Governorate
Population: 150,000
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1.ianmorris.org/docs/social-development.pdf
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Founded: 3rd millennium BCE
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1.Stated in Babylon: Origins
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Babylon was an ancient city located on the lower Euphrates river in southern Mesopotamia, within modern-day Hillah, Iraq, about 85 kilometres south of modern-day Baghdad. Babylon functioned as the main cultural and political centre of the Akkadian-speaking region of Babylonia. Its rulers established two important empires in antiquity, the 19th–16th century BC Old Babylonian Empire, and the 7th–6th century BC Neo-Babylonian Empire. Babylon also served as a regional capital of other empires, such as the Achaemenid Empire. Babylon was one of the most important urban centres of the ancient Near East until its decline during the Hellenistic period. Nearby ancient sites include Kish, Borsippa, Dilbat, and Kutha.

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Capital of: Neo-Babylonian Empire(-0609–-0539)
Achaemenid Empire(-0530–-0330)
Seleucid Empire(-0312–-0305)
Old Babylonian Empire
Said to be the same as: Babel
Dissolved: 1st millennium
Different from: Navel of the World
Babylon criterion used: toponym is not unique · applies to name of subject: Babylon
Babilonas criterion used: toponym is not unique · applies to name of subject: Babilonas
Babel criterion used: toponym is not unique · applies to name of subject: Babel
Significant event: Siege of Babylon
Siege of Babylon
Continent: Asia
Native label: Babili(m) language: Dargwa

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66 identifiers linking Babylon across the web's reference databases

32.5425, 44.4211OpenStreetMap ↗

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