Babylon

**Babylon**
	capital city of Babylonia and an archaeological site in modern-day Iraq Άποψη των τειχών της αρχαίας Βαβυλώνας
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Instance of	city-state (1894 (in Julian calendar) BC – 1792 (in Julian calendar) BC); ancient city;
Location	Hillah, Babylon Governorate, Iraq
Inception	3rd millennium BC (no later than);
Dissolved, abolished or demolished date	1st millennium;
Significant event	Siege of Babylon; Siege of Babylon;
Population	150,000;
Different from	Navel of the World; Babylon ; Babilonas ; Babel ;
Said to be the same as	Babel
	32° 32′ 33″ N, 44° 25′ 16″ E
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	Q5684; VIAF cluster ID: 146198874; GND ID: 4004101-3; Library of Congress authority ID: sh86001922; NL CR AUT ID: ge128703; J9U ID: 987007543966105171
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This place is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed as Babylon.

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A map of Babylon, with major areas and modern-day villages
partial view of the ruins of Babylon
Original tiles of the processional street.
Mušḫuššu (sirrush) and aurochs on either side of the processional street.
Illustration by Leonard William King of fragment K. 8532, a part of the Dynastic Chronicle listing rulers of Babylon grouped by dynasty
Brick structures in Babylon, 2016
The Queen of the Night relief. The figure could be an aspect of the goddess Ishtar, Babylonian goddess of sex and love.
A map showing the Babylonian territory upon Hammurabi's ascension in 1792 BC and upon his death in 1750 BC
Old Babylonian cylinder seal, hematite.
Detail of a relief from the reconstruction of the Ishtar Gate in the Pergamon Museum, Berlin
A reconstruction of the blue-tiled Ishtar Gate, Pergamon Museum, Berlin, which was the northern entrance to Babylon. It was named for the goddess of love and war.
"Entry of Alexander into Babylon", a 1665 painting by Charles LeBrun, depicts Alexander the Great's uncontested entry into the city of Babylon, envisioned with pre-existing Hellenistic architecture.
A map of ruins in 1905, with locations and names of villages
Anno 1932