Babylon was an ancient city located on the lower Euphrates river in southern Mesopotamia, within modern-day Hillah, Iraq, about 85 kilometres (55 miles) south of modern day Baghdad. Babylon functioned as the main cultural and political centre of the Akkadian-speaking region of Babylonia.

2020年10月5日 · The Babylon ruins are one of the most important historical landmarks in the world. Read to find out more about this ancient city, home to Alexander the Great

Built on the Euphrates River in Mesopotamia during the late third millennium, Babylon’s ruins are located about 55 miles (88 km) south of Baghdad, Iraq, and is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

2018年2月2日 · Babylon was the largest city in the vast Babylonian empire. Founded more than 4,000 years ago as a small port on the Euphrates River, the city’s ruins are located in present-day Iraq....

2022年10月14日 · Babylon is the most famous city from ancient Mesopotamia whose ruins lie in modern-day Iraq 59 miles (94 km) southwest of Baghdad. The name is derived from bav-il or bav-ilim, which in Akkadian meant "Gate of God " (or "Gate of the Gods"), given as Babylon in Greek .

2024年12月18日 · What was Babylon’s condition by the first millennium AD? It had diminished greatly, reducing to a small village called Babel, with most of its monumental structures in ruins and its urban identity lost. How did modern knowledge of Babylon develop?

2024年11月27日 · Babylon - Mesopotamia, Asia, Ruins: Evidence of the topography of ancient Babylon is provided by excavations, cuneiform texts, and descriptions by Herodotus and other Classical authors. The extensive rebuilding by Nebuchadnezzar has left relatively little archaeological data in the central area earlier than his time, while elsewhere the water ...

Babylon, Ancient Middle Eastern city. The city’s ruins are located about 55 mi (89 km) south of Baghdad, near the modern city of Al-Ḥillah, Iraq. Babylon was one of the most famous cities in antiquity. Probably first settled in the 3rd millennium bc, it came under the rule of the Amorite kings around 2000 bc.

Babylon is the archaeological site of what once was one of the largest and oldest urban settlements in Mesopotamia. It comprises the – largely unexcavated - remains of the ancient Neo-Babylonian capital, its city walls and temples.

Situated 85 km south of Baghdad, the property includes the ruins of the city which, between 626 and 539 BCE, was the capital of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. It includes villages and agricultural areas surrounding the ancient city.