الى كربلاء
الى كربلاء is in Al-Mahawil District, Babylon Governorate. الى كربلاء is situated nearby to الى الحله, as well as near the courthouse محكمة بابل.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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 2 km northwest of الى كربلاء.
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. Esagila is situated 2 km west of الى كربلاء.
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.
الى كربلاء
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Al-Mahawil District, Babylon Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.53046° or 32° 31′ 50″ northLongitude
44.44045° or 44° 26′ 26″ eastOpen location code
8H46GCJR+55OpenStreetMap ID
node 4672265589OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
“الى كربلاء” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الى كربلاء”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include الى الحله and محكمة بابل.
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