Annan sh Sharqiyah
Annan sh Sharqiyah is a village in Al-Musayab District, Babil Governorate. Annan sh Sharqiyah is situated nearby to the village Qaryat Annan, as well as near the locality Babylon.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 wall of Babylon. It was constructed c. 569 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city.
Esagila
Archaeological site
The Ésagila or Esangil was a temple dedicated to Marduk, the protector god of Babylon. It lay south of the ziggurat Etemenanki.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hillah.
Hillah
Hillah is in Southern Iraq. Hillah is the nearest city to the ruins of Babylon, which are 5 km north of the city. It is the capital of Babylon Province and has a population of about 456,000.
Annan sh Sharqiyah
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Annān sh Sharqīyah, Annan sh Sharqiyah”
- Category: locality
- Location: Al-Musayab District, Babil Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.55161° or 32° 33′ 6″ northLongitude
44.41597° or 44° 24′ 58″ eastOpen location code
8H46HC28+J9OpenStreetMap ID
node 2488022641OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Annan sh Sharqiyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عنان الشرقية”
- Arabic: “عنانة الشرقية”
- French: “Annan sh Sharqiyah”
- German: “Annan sh Sharqiyah”
Localities in the Area
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