Qaryat Barnūn
Qaryat Barnūn is a locality in Al-Mahawil District, Babylon Governorate. Qaryat Barnūn is situated nearby to the locality Murād ‘Ubayd, as well as near As Sawrah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Babylon and Ishtar Gate.
Babylon
Photo: Edwin Long, Public domain.
Babylon is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Iraq, today only ruins; it was once one of the most prominent cities of Ancient Mesopotamia. Alexander the Great chose Babylon to be the capital of the great empire he had created, and died there while planning further conquests; for several centuries after that it was a major center of the Seleucid Empire founded by one of his generals.
Ishtar Gate
City gate
Photo: rictor-and-david, CC BY 2.0.
The Ishtar Gate was the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon. It was constructed c. 569 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city. Ishtar Gate is situated 3½ km south of Qaryat Barnūn.
Lion of Babylon
Memorial
Lion of Babylon is a stone sculpture, over 2,600 years old, that was found in the ancient city of Babylon, Iraq. Its discovery was first documented in 1817 by Claudius Rich, although it may have been seen as early as 1790 by Joseph de Beauchamp. Lion of Babylon is situated 3 km south of Qaryat Barnūn.
Qaryat Barnūn
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Barnūn” and “Qaryat Barnun”
- Location: Al-Mahawil District, Babylon Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.57093° or 32° 34′ 15″ northLongitude
44.41382° or 44° 24′ 50″ eastElevation
35 metres (115 feet)Open location code
8H46HCC7+9GGeoNames ID
97899
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In Other Languages
“Qaryat Barnūn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قرية برنون”
Localities in the Area
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