طريق النيل القديم

طريق النيل القديم is in , .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Babylon and Ishtar Gate.

Photo: Edwin Long, Public domain.
is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in , today only ruins; it was once one of the most prominent cities of Ancient Mesopotamia. Alexander the Great chose 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.

City gate
Photo: rictor-and-david, CC BY 2.0.
The 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. is situated 3 km west of طريق النيل القديم.

Archaeological site
The Ésagila or Esangil was a temple dedicated to Marduk, the protector god of . It lay south of the ziggurat . is situated 3½ km west of طريق النيل القديم.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillah.

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is in Southern Iraq. is the nearest city to the ruins of , which are 5 km north of the city. It is the capital of Babylon Province and has a population of about 456,000.

طريق النيل القديم

Latitude
32.54349° or 32° 32′ 37″ north
Longitude
44.45594° or 44° 27′ 21″ east
Open location code
8H46GFV4+99
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4672265489
Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

“طريق النيل القديم” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “طريق النيل القديم”

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