AI overview
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
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