Ancient City of Babylon

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
gptkb:Nebuchadnezzar_II
gptkb:Hammurabi
gptkbp:bufferZone 2415 ha
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Babylonian_Empire
gptkbp:condition partially ruined
gptkbp:coordinates 32.5364°N 44.4200°E
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:declinedAfter after 539 BCE
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:Achaemenid_Empire
539 BCE
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Robert_Koldewey
1899
1917
gptkbp:flourishedDuring 18th–6th century BCE
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Sumu-abum
gptkbp:foundedIn circa 1894 BCE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ancient City of Babylon
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Aramaic
Akkadian
Sumerian
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Mesopotamia
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Marduk
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:Epic_of_Gilgamesh
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Esagila_Temple
gptkb:Processional_Way
gptkb:Etemenanki_Ziggurat
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Tower_of_Babel
gptkb:Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon
gptkb:Ishtar_Gate
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Babylonia
gptkb:Neo-Babylonian_Empire
gptkbp:region gptkb:Al_Hillah
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Mesopotamian_religion
gptkbp:river gptkb:Euphrates
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Conquest_by_Alexander_the_Great
gptkb:Siege_of_Babylon_(689_BCE)
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria (iii)(vi)
gptkbp:UNESCOSiteArea 1050 ha
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2019
yes
278
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Euphrates_River
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5