<Table> Babylon <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> بابل </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> A partial view of the ruins of Babylon from Saddam Hussein's Summer Palace </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Shown within Iraq </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Alternate name </Th> <Td> Akkadian: 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠, Bābili (m) Sumerian: 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠, KÁ. DINGIR. RA Aramaic: 𐡁𐡁𐡋 ‎, Babel Hebrew: בָּבֶל ‎, Bavel Greek: Βαβυλών, Babylṓn Old Persian: 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎽𐎢, Bābiru Elamite: 𒀸𒁀𒉿𒇷, Babili Kassite: Karanduniash </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Hillah, Babil Governorate, Iraq </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Region </Th> <Td> Mesopotamia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 32 ° 32 ′ 11" N 44 ° 25 ′ 15" E ﻿ / ﻿ 32.53639 ° N 44.42083 ° E ﻿ / 32.53639; 44.42083 Coordinates: 32 ° 32 ′ 11" N 44 ° 25 ′ 15" E ﻿ / ﻿ 32.53639 ° N 44.42083 ° E ﻿ / 32.53639; 44.42083 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Settlement </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Part of </Th> <Td> Babylonia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> 9 km (3.5 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> History </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founded </Th> <Td> c. 2300 BC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Abandoned </Th> <Td> c . AD 1000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cultures </Th> <Td> Akkadian, Amorite, Kassite, Assyrian, Chaldean, Achaemenid, Hellenistic, Persian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Site notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Archaeologists </Th> <Td> Hormuzd Rassam, Robert Koldewey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Condition </Th> <Td> Ruined </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ownership </Th> <Td> Public </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Public access </Th> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> بابل </Td> </Tr>

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