Babylon

Babylon
	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
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

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.

References

1 2 3 The Cambridge Ancient History: Prolegomena & Prehistory: Vol. 1, Part 1. Accessed 15 Dec 2010.]

[Cam-1] 1 2 3 The Cambridge Ancient History: Prolegomena & Prehistory: Vol. 1, Part 1. Accessed 15 Dec 2010.]

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