Babylon city

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Babylon_city
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite yes
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Babylonian_Empire
gptkbp:conqueredBy gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
gptkb:Persian_Empire
gptkb:Assyrian_Empire
gptkbp:coordinates 32.5364°N 44.4200°E
gptkbp:declinedAfter after 323 BCE
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:Sennacherib
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon
gptkb:Ishtar_Gate
gptkbp:founded circa 1894 BCE
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Sumu-abum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Babylon city
gptkbp:languageSpoken Akkadian
Sumerian
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Mesopotamia
gptkbp:locatedInPresentDay gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Euphrates_River
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:Herodotus'_Histories
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Hillah
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Esagila_temple
gptkb:Etemenanki_ziggurat
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Nebuchadnezzar_II
gptkb:Hammurabi
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Mesopotamian_religion
gptkbp:restored gptkb:Nebuchadnezzar_II
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2019
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Babylonian_New_Year
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7