Tower of Babel

Tower of Babel is an archaeological site in , . Tower of Babel is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near the hot spring .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Babylon and Esagila.

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.

Archaeological site
The Ésagila or Esangil was a temple dedicated to Marduk, the protector god of . It lay south of the ziggurat . is situated 290 metres south of Tower of Babel.

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 640 metres northeast of Tower of Babel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillah.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
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.

Tower of Babel

Latitude
32.5363° or 32° 32′ 11″ north
Longitude
44.42108° or 44° 25′ 16″ east
Open location code
8H46GCPC+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 270483610
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Tower of Babel” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برج بابل”
  • Belarusian: “Вавілонская вежа”
  • Catalan: “Torre de Babel”
  • Chinese: “巴別塔”
  • Danish: “Babelstårnet”
  • Dutch: “Toren van Babel”
  • Finnish: “Baabelin torni”
  • French: “Tour de Babel”
  • German: “Turmbau zu Babel”
  • Greek: “Πύργος της Βαβέλ”
  • Hindi: “बाबल का मीनार”
  • Italian: “Torre di Babele”
  • Japanese: “エ・テメン・アンキのジッグラト（バベルの塔）”
  • Korean: “바벨탑”
  • Polish: “Wieża Babel”
  • Portuguese: “Torre de Babel”
  • Romanian: “Turnul Babel”
  • Russian: “Вавилонская башня”
  • Spanish: “Torre de Babel”
  • Ukrainian: “Вавілонська вежа”
  • Welsh: “Tŵr Babel”

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Notable Places Nearby

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