Babilonia

capital del Imperio babilónico, ubicada en la actual Irak

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Babylon was an ancient city in southern Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) that served as the cultural and political center of the Akkadian-speaking region and was home to two major empires—the Old Babylonian Empire (19th–16th century BC) and the Neo-Babylonian Empire (7th–6th century BC). It was one of the most important urban centers of the ancient Near East and also functioned as a regional capital for other empires, including the Achaemenid Empire.

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Key facts

Ancient site.name: Babylon
Ancient site.image: Ishtar Gate.jpg
Ancient site.image_size: 250px
Ancient site.caption: Ishtar Gate
Ancient site.map_type: Iraq#Near East
Ancient site.relief: yes
Ancient site.map_alt: Babylon lies near the center of Iraq
Ancient site.location: Hillah, Babil Governorate, Iraq
Ancient site.region: Mesopotamia
Ancient site.type: Settlement
Ancient site.part_of: Babylonia
Ancient site.cultures: Sumerian, Akkadian, Amorite, Kassite, Assyrian, Chaldean, Achaemenid, Hellenistic, Parthian, Sasanian, Muslim caliphate
Ancient site.archaeologists: Hormuzd Rassam, Robert Koldewey, Taha Baqir, recent Iraqi Assyriologist
Ancient site.condition: Ruined
Ancient site.ownership: Public

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Article · Español

Babilonia fue una antigua ciudad de la Baja Mesopotamia situada cerca de la actual ciudad de Hilla (Irak). Fue la capital del antiguo Reino babilónico, y por varios siglos fue considerada como un importante centro de comercio, arte y aprendizaje. Sus ruinas, parcialmente reconstruidas a finales del siglo xx, se encuentran en la provincia iraquí de Babil, en las proximidades de la ciudad de Hilla

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