Settlement
Babylon
Babylon: settlement of the ancient world (Babil, Iraq).
SettlementKind
Before 750 BCFirst recorded
Late AntiquityLast recorded · AD 300 – AD 640
Madīnat BābilNearest town · 1 km
On the map
Position: 32.5373, 44.425
Through the eras
Before 750 BC✓
Archaic period750 BC – 550 BC✓
Classical period550 BC – 330 BC✓
Hellenistic period330 BC – 30 BC✓
Roman period30 BC – AD 300✓
Late AntiquityAD 300 – AD 640✓
Middle AgesAD 640 – AD 1453
About the site
The ancient city of Babylon began as an Akkadian city-state founded by Amorites in 1894 B.C. The city was also the seat of the Neo-Babylonian Empire from 608 to 539 B.C.
Other ancient sites nearby
Nēmed-EnlilArchaeological site · Before 750 BC
0.1 kmEkišnugalTemple or sanctuary · Before 750 BC – Hellenistic period
0.2 kmEhilikalammaTemple or sanctuary · Before 750 BC
0.3 kmEniggidrukalamasumaTemple or sanctuary · Before 750 BC – Classical period
0.3 kmEmašdariTemple or sanctuary · Before 750 BC
0.3 kmEtemenankiTemple or sanctuary · Before 750 BC – Classical period
0.4 kmEsagilaTemple or sanctuary · Before 750 BC – Hellenistic period
0.5 kmEkarzaginaTemple or sanctuary · Before 750 BC
0.5 kmEurunanamTemple or sanctuary · Before 750 BC
0.6 kmEandasayaTemple or sanctuary · Before 750 BC
0.6 kmEkitušgirzalTemple or sanctuary · Before 750 BC
0.6 kmPalace of Nebuchadnezzar IIArchaeological site · Before 750 BC – Hellenistic period
0.6 kmThe same kind in the region
Cities and settlements
Borsippa / BursBefore 750 BC – Middle Ages
Umm GuzlahKishBefore 750 BC – Late Antiquity
WarwarCuthaBefore 750 BC – Late Antiquity
Nāḩiyat al MusaybDilbatArchaic period – Late Antiquity
Qaryat al KuwāmGirumuArchaic period – Late Antiquity
Kāz̧im ḨamzahAgadeBefore 750 BC
Khalīfah al JārūAkkad Survey AreaBefore 750 BC
Khalīfah al JārūAbu HuraybaHellenistic period – Late Antiquity
Shākir ‘AbbūdAbu TaraichiyaRoman period – Late Antiquity
Qaryat aţ Ţalā’i‘Ishan al-KharaArchaic period – Late Antiquity
Qaryat aţ Ţalā’i‘Ishan GurtiyaLate Antiquity
‘Arab Muḩammad al ḨammūdJemdet NasrBefore 750 BC
‘Abd al Ḩasan Wāwī