WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -The splendid city of Babylon, located between the waters of the Euphrates and the Tigris some 97 kilometers (60 miles) south of Baghdad, was one of them.

Detailed explanation-2: -The city of Babylon was located about 50 miles south of Baghdad along the Euphrates River in present-day Iraq. It was founded around 2300 B.C. by the ancient Akkadian-speaking people of southern Mesopotamia.

Detailed explanation-3: -Euphrates (Greek ): river in ancient Mesopotamia. The Euphrates is the longest river of the Near East: it is about 2, 760 kilometers long. The ancient Sumerians called it Id-Ugina, “the blue river", while the Babylonians and Assyrians called it Purattu.

Detailed explanation-4: -Where is Babylon located? Built on the Euphrates River in Mesopotamia during the late third millennium, Babylon’s ruins are located about 55 miles (88 km) south of Baghdad, Iraq, and is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Detailed explanation-5: -I also explained that the once-so-powerful nation of Babylon-the country which we now call Iraq-will one day rise to become the most wealthy and powerful nation in the world, according to Old and New Testament prophets and apostles.