Babylon

capital city of Babylonia and an archaeological site in modern-day Iraq
Organization city_state Q5684
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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].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Babylon: Origins. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . ianmorris.org. ianmorris.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. β†’ on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  6. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  7. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  8. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  9. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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