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Babylon

Babylon is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Iraq. It is a 4,000 year old city which served as the capital of the ancient Babylonian empire. It finds numerous mentions in the Bible and was the source of the ‘Code of Hammurabi’, an early record of laws and punishment. Many of its significant archaeological pieces ..

Iraq’s Babylon listed as UNESCO’s World Heritage Site

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee has voted to list sprawling Mesopotamian metropolis of Babylon as a World Heritage Site (WHS) after 30 years of lobbying efforts by Iraq. Key Highlights Since 1983 Iraq had been trying to have Babylon site recognised by UNESCO. The World Heritage Committee met in ..

Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs

Topics: Babylon • Ishtar Gate • Tower of Babel • United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization • World Heritage Committee • World Heritage Sites • World Heritage Sites in Iraq

Babylon sites of Iraq declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site

The ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Iraq has been lobbying since 1983 for the 4,000-year-old site to be added to the UN’s prestigious list. The seat of successive empires, under rulers such as Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon represents the expression of the creativity of the Neo-Babylonian Empire ..

Topics: Babylon • Geography of Asia • Hammurabi • Hanging Garden • Levant • Mesopotamia • Nebuchadnezzar II • Neo-Babylonian Empire • Nimrod • Seven Wonders of the Ancient World • Western Asia