Babylon Governorate
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Babylon Governorate or Babil Province<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> (Template:Langx Muḥāfaẓa Bābil) is a governorate in central Iraq. It has an area of Template:Convert, The population in Babil for 2023 is 1,820,700. The provincial capital is the city of Hillah, which lies opposite the ancient city of Babylon (بابل), on the Euphrates river.
History
The ancient city of Babylon, in present-day Babylon Province was the capital of ancient Babylonia, situated on the Euphrates river south of Baghdad, Iraq.<ref name="NCCI-profile">Template:Cite web</ref>
The city was occupied from the 3rd millennium BC but became important early in the 2nd millennium under the kings of the First Dynasty of Babylon. The sixth king of this dynasty was Hammurabi (1792–1750 BC) who made Babylon the capital of a vast empire and is best remembered for his code of laws.
The city peaked in pre-eminence when Nabopolassar (626–605 BC) and his successor and son Nebuchadnezzar II (605–562 BC) extended the Neo-Babylonian Empire over most of Western Asia.
In the year 1991, Babil Governorate was the center of a Shia uprising.<ref name="NCCI-profile" />
Geography
Babylon province is located between 32° to 33.25° north latitude and 44° to 45° east longitude.
Districts
The Babil Governorate is divided into four districts:<ref name="NCCI-profile" />
- Al-Mahawil District (Al-Mahawil)
- Al-Musayab District (Al-Musayab)
- Hashimiya District (Al Hashimiyah)
- Hilla District (Hillah)
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