| Babylon was once a state and city of ancient | | | | Babylon History |
| Mesopotamia. The remains of Babylon are still found | | | | The earliest mention of "Babylon" is in the tablet |
| within Al Hillah at the Babil Province of Iraq. It lies | | | | during the reign of "Sargon of Akkad". This was |
| about 85 kilometers or 55 miles on the southern | | | | during the 24th century BCE. The Weidner Chronicle |
| portion of the city of Baghdad. All the remnants of | | | | states that Sargon built the site in front of Akkad. |
| this ancient city and state are a mound of numerous | | | | There was also another chronicle that states that |
| broken brick buildings as well as debris from the | | | | Sargon had dug up the dirt on Babylon and made a |
| Mesopotamian plain between the rivers of Euphrates | | | | counterpart of the area just next to Agade. |
| and Tigris in Iraq. Although the remains of this framed | | | | Some researchers have stated more recently that |
| city had been recently reconstructed, some historical | | | | sources that refer to the second Sargon of the |
| resources had stated that the city and state of | | | | Neo-Assyrian Empire are more accurate as compared |
| Babylon was once a small town that had sprung into | | | | to the 1st Sargon of Akkad. There are also some |
| civilization by the start of the 3rd millennium or the | | | | scholars including IJ Gelb that have suggested that |
| time of the dynasties. What used to be once a small | | | | the name Babil is but an echo of the early city name. |
| town had attained political repute, prominence and | | | | Over the years, the population and power of Babylon |
| flourished with the rise of the 1st Babylonian Dynasty. | | | | had waned. From the 20th century BCE, nomadic |
| The 1st Babylonian city was the named "Babylonia" | | | | tribes from the western part of the world were |
| which means "Holy City". This was founded in the | | | | referred to as Semitic speakers called Amorites had |
| year 2300 BCE. The Neo-Babylonian Empire seat was | | | | occupied Babylon. These tribes did not practice |
| established in 612 BCE. The world-famous "Hanging | | | | agriculture like the Akkadians since they prefer to |
| Gardens of Babylon" was even once part of the 7 | | | | tend sheep. |
| Wonders of the World. | | | | Hotels in Babylon |
| The term Babylon came from the Greek variant of | | | | There are no so many hotels in Babylon but hotels in |
| the Akkadian Babilu which means "Gateway of the | | | | Iraq are abundant, especially the ones near the |
| Gods". | | | | famous tourist attraction called the Babylon Ruins. |