Babylon
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Babylon
Summary
Babylon is a city-state[1]. Babylon ranks in the top 5% of city_state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,633 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Babylon is located in Babylon Governorate[3].
- Babylon is in the country of Babylonia[4].
- Babylon is in the country of Neo-Assyrian Empire[5].
- Babylon is in the country of Neo-Babylonian Empire[6].
- Babylon is in the country of Achaemenid Empire[7].
- Babylon is in the country of Macedonia[8].
- Babylon is in the country of Seleucid Empire[9].
- Babylon is on the continent of Asia[10].
- Babylon's instance of is recorded as city-state[11].
- Babylon's instance of is recorded as ancient city[12].
- Babylon's Commons category is recorded as Babylon[13].
- Babylon's said to be the same as is recorded as Babel[14].
- 2200 BC marks the founding of Babylon[15].
- Babylon was dissolved in 1[16].
- Babylon's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.5425, 'lon': 44.42111111111111}[17].
- Babylon's significant event is recorded as Siege of Babylon[18].
- Babylon's significant event is recorded as Siege of Babylon[19].
- Babylon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Babylon[20].
- Babylon has a population of {'amount': '+150000'}[21].
- Babylon's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia[22].
- Babylon's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
- Babylon's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[24].
- Babylon's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[25].
- Babylon's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[26].
- Babylon's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].
Body
Founding
2200 BC marks the founding of Babylon[15].
Dissolution
Babylon was dissolved in 1[16].
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Babylon include Whore of Babylon[28], a human biblical figure[29]; Babel Island[30], an island[31], in Australia[32]; Vavilon[33], a village[34], in Russia[35], founded in 1920[36]; and rue de Babylone[37], a street[38], in France[39], founded in 1868[40].
Why It Matters
Babylon ranks in the top 5% of city_state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,633 views/month).[2] Babylon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Babylon is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for Babylon include Whore of Babylon[28], a human biblical figure[29]; Babel Island[30], an island[31], in Australia[32]; Vavilon[33], a village[34], in Russia[35], founded in 1920[36]; and rue de Babylone[37], a street[38], in France[39], founded in 1868[40].