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 | |
Alternate name | Akkadian: Bābili(m)[1] Sumerian: KÁ.DINGIR.RAKI[1] Hebrew: בָּבֶל, Bavel[1] 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°ECoordinates: 32°32′11″N 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
eedit- ↑ a b c The Cambridge Ancient History: Prolegomena & Prehistory: Vol. 1, Part 1. Accessed 15 Dec 2010.]