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PMR529-08 Iraq, Babylon ("Bab El" = "Gate of the Gods"): probably dating from the third millennium BC, capital of southern Mesopotamia under Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC), later the greatest city of its day under Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC): excavated ruins, with the rebuilt walls of the Processional Way in the background. Keywords: architecture, Mesopotamia, Muslim, Islam, colourful, natural heritage, archeology, archeological

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PMR529-08
Upload Date: 2013-04-30 15:26:58
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Iraq, Babylon ("Bab El" = "Gate of the Gods"): probably

dating from the third millennium BC, capital of southern Mesopotamia under Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC), later the greatest city of its day under Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC):
excavated ruins, with the rebuilt walls of the Processional Way in the background.
Keywords: architecture, Mesopotamia, Muslim, Islam, colourful, natural heritage, archeology, archeological