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Babylon

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: M. Roaf, St J. Simpson

Contributors: Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Chris de Lisle, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Jamie Novotny, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, Enes Yılandiloğlu, Ryan Horne, Rune Rattenborg

Last modified Feb 25, 2026 01:10 PM — History

tags: dare:ancient=1, dare:major=1, dare:feature=major settlement, UWHS

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.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/893951

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
32.53729695, 44.42497815

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- CIGS location of Bābīl (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
- OSM location of آثار بابل (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Babil (750 BC - AD 640)
- Babylon (Latin, 330 BC - AD 640)
- Βαβυλών (Babylon: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Babylonia (Latin, AD 300 - AD 640)
- بابل (Bābil: Ottoman Turkish, AD 1500 - AD 1599)
- Bābili (Akkadian, 1600 BC - 100 BC)
- Bābilim (Akkadian, 2000 BC - 1600 BC)
- بابيل (Bābīl: Arabic, unspecified date range)
- Eridu (Sumerian, 720 BC - 100 BC)
- Ka-dingirra (Sumerian, 720 BC - 100 BC)
- Šuanna (Akkadian, 720 BC - 100 BC)

Babylon makes connections with:

Babylon connection Euphrates (river) (unspecified date range)
Babylon part of (administrative) Seleucid Empire (330 BC - 30 BC)

Babylon receives connections from:

Adad Gate part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (1600 BC - 30 BC)
Ay-ibūr-šabû part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 100 BC)
Bāb-Lugalerra part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (2000 BC - 30 BC)
Eandasaya part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
Eastern Outer Wall of Babylon part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 30 BC)
Ebursasa part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
Edikukalama part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (2000 BC - 540 BC)
Edurkuga part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
Egišhurankia part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
Ehilikalamma part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
Ehursagtilla part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
Ekadima part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
Ekagula part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
Ekarzagina located at Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
Ekitušgarza part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
Ekitušgirzal part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
Ekišnugal part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (2000 BC - 30 BC)
Emah part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
Emašdari located at Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
Emekiliburur part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
Emesikila part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (2000 BC - 540 BC)
Emeurur part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (2000 BC - 540 BC)
Enamhe part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (2000 BC - 540 BC)
Enamtila part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (2000 BC - 540 BC)
Eniggidrukalamasuma connection Babylon (720 BC - 330 BC)
Eniggidrukalamasuma located at Babylon (720 BC - 330 BC)
Enlil Gate part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (1600 BC - 30 BC)
Enunmah part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
Eridu part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (1600 BC - 330 BC)
Esabad part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 30 BC)
Esag part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
Esagila located at Babylon (2000 BC - 330 BC)
Esiskur located near Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
Etemenanki located at Babylon (720 BC - 330 BC)
Eurguba part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
Eurunanam part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
Ešasurra part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
Ešiddukišara part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
Eʾesirkalama part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
Eʾešmah part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 540 BC)
Giššu Gate part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 30 BC)
Greek Theater located at Babylon (330 BC - 30 BC)
Imgur-Enlil bounds Babylon (1600 BC - 540 BC)
Ištar Gate part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (1600 BC - 540 BC)
Ka-dingirra part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (1600 BC - 30 BC)
King's Gate part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (1600 BC - 30 BC)
Kullab part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (1600 BC - 30 BC)
Kumar part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (1600 BC - 30 BC)
Lagaba located near Babylon (1600 BC - 1000 BC)
Madānu Canal Gate part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (720 BC - 30 BC)

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Place type:
urban area, settlement, archaeological site

References:

Evidence:

TP (Talbert: CUP) 10C4 (Talbert 2702)

See Further:

Related:

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 91 F5 Babylon

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Tell Amran

Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site on 5 July 2019.

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Suggested citation:
M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Chris de Lisle, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Jamie Novotny, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, Enes Yılandiloğlu, Ryan Horne, and Rune Rattenborg, 'Babylon: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/893951> [accessed: 19 April 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/893951 |title=Places: 893951 (Babylon) |author=Roaf, M., St J. Simpson |accessdate=April 19, 2026 10:44 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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