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.
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Babylon| بابل |
 A pairtial view o the ruins o Babylon frae Saddam Hussein's Simmer Palace |
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| 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 |
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| Region | Mesopotamie |
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| Coordinates | 32°32′11″N 44°25′15″E |
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| Teep | Settlement |
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| Aurie | 9 km2 (3.5 sq mi) |
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| History |
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| Bigger | Amorites |
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| Foondit | 1894 BC |
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| Abandoned | 141 BC |
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| Site notes |
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| Condeetion | Ruined |
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| Ainership | Public |
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| Public access | Yes |
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