Babylonia
historical country
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Summary
Babylonia is a state[1]. Babylonia ranks in the top 8% of state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,635 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Iraq[3], Iran[4]
- Continent: Asia[5]
- Instance of: historical country[6], cultural region[7], ancient civilization[8], former or current state[9]
- Capital: Babylon[10]
- Commons category: Babylonia[11]
- Has part(s): Old Babylonian Empire[12]
- Inception: 1900 BC[13]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 539 BC[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Babylonia[15]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], Kościelna encyclopedia[18], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[19], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[22], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[23], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[24], The New Student's Reference Work[25], Pauly–Wissowa[26]
- Demonym: Babylonian[27]
- Native label: 𒆳𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠[28]
- Language used: Akkadian[29], Sumerian[30], Aramaic[31]
- Official religion: Babylonian religion[32]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[33]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Babylonia[34]
Why It Matters
Babylonia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Babylonia is known by 101 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]