HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Babylon
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Assyria
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Nineveh
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Canaan
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mesopotamia-“the land between two rivers”-gave birth to many of the world’s first great cities. 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: -Others referred to Baghdad as Babylon or New Babylon and described various structures encountered in the region as the Tower of Babel.
Detailed explanation-3: -Babylon was one of the greatest and most beautiful cities in the ancient world. The leaders of Babylon ruled over a very powerful early empire. In the 18th century BCE they conquered a large area in ancient Mesopotamia, in what is now the Middle East. This is known as the Old Babylonian empire.
Detailed explanation-4: -Babylon, Ancient Middle Eastern city. The city’s ruins are located about 55 mi (89 km) south of Baghdad, near the modern city of Al-Ḥillah, Iraq. Babylon was one of the most famous cities in antiquity.