Situated near Baghdad, Iraq, Babylon includes ruins of the city which was the capital of the Neo-Babylonian Empire between 526 and 539 BCE.
The World Heritage Site includes villages and agricultural areas surrounding the ancient city. The remains of the ancient city, including the outer and inner walls, palaces, gates, and temples, are a testimony to one of the most influential of the ancient world.
Did you know the Hanging Gardens of Babylon is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world?
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were the fabled gardens which adorned the capital of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, built by its greatest king Nebuchadnezzar II (r. 605-562 BCE). The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were sometimes referred to as the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis after the semi-legendary and semi-divine female Assyrian ruler thought by the Greeks to have extensively rebuilt Babylon in the 9th century BCE.
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