Lion of Babylon

Lion of Babylon is a memorial in , . Lion of Babylon is situated nearby to , as well as near the hot spring .
  • Type: Memorial
  • Also known as: “Babylon Lion”
  • Inscription: “أسد بابل وهو تمثال لأسد عثر عليه في مدينة بابل الأثرية في العراق في سنة 1776 من قبل بعثة حفريات أثرية ألمانية، وهو مصنوع من حجر البازلت الأسود الصلب، حيث يظهر هذا التمثال على شكل أسد يقف على شخص بشري، طوله يبلغ حوالي متران وهو موضوع على منصة طولها حوالي م”

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 450 metres southeast of Lion of Babylon.

Archaeological site
The Ésagila or Esangil was a temple dedicated to Marduk, the protector god of . It lay south of the ziggurat . is situated 1¼ km south of Lion of Babylon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillah.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is in . 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.

Lion of Babylon

Latitude
32.54502° or 32° 32′ 42″ north
Longitude
44.42155° or 44° 25′ 18″ east
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
8H46GCWC+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7248398788
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
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From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Lion of Babylon” goes by many names.

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