Babylon Governorate
Babylon Governorate
محافظة بابل Babil Province | |
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| Country |  Iraq |
| Capital | Hillah |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Adnan Fayhan |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,119 km2 (1,976 sq mi) |
| Population (2018 Estimate) | |
• Total | 2,065,042 |
| ISO 3166 code | IQ-BB |
| HDI (2021) | 0.682[1] medium |
Babylon Governorate or Babil Province[2][3] (Arabic: محافظة بابل Muḥāfaẓa Bābil) is a governorate in central Iraq. It has an area of 5,119 square kilometres (1,976 sq mi), 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
[edit | edit source]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.[4]
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.[4]
Geography
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Babylon province is located between 32° to 33.25° north latitude and 44° to 45° east longitude.
Districts
[edit | edit source]The Babil Governorate is divided into four districts:[4]
- Al-Mahawil District (Al-Mahawil)
- Al-Musayab District (Al-Musayab)
- Hashimiya District (Al Hashimiyah)
- Hilla District (Hillah)
Cities
[edit | edit source]- Babylon – ancient capital
- Hillah (900,000) – provincial capital
- Al Hashimiyah (210,000)
- Al-Qasim (120,000)
- Al Midhatiya (160,000)
- Al-Iskandariya (135,000)
- Musayyib (175,000)
- Jurf Al Nasr (11,000)
- Al-Mahawil (51,000)
Postal codes
[edit | edit source]- Hillah –51001— الحلة
- University of Babylon –51002—جامعة بابل
- Bab Al Mashhad–51003—باب المشهد
- Eshtar –51004—عشتار
- Al Emam –51005—الامام
- Musayyib –51006—المسيب
- Iskandariya –51007—الاسكندرية
- Al-Mahawil –51008—المحاويل
- Al Mashrooa' –51009—المشروع
- Saddat al Hindiyah –51010—سدة الهندية
- Al Kifl –51011—الكفل
- Al Hashimiyah –51012—الهاشمية
- Al-Qasim –51013—القاسم
- Al Showmali –51014—الشوملي
- Abi Gharaq –51015—ابي غرق
- Al Midhatiya –51016—المدحتية
- Al Nile –51017—النيل
- Al Talee'a –51018—الطليعة
- Jurf Al Nasr –51019—جرف الصخر
Demographics
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1977 | 592,000 | — |
| 1987 | 1,109,574 | +6.48% |
| 1997 | 1,181,751 | +0.63% |
| 2009 | 1,729,666 | +3.23% |
| 2018 | 2,065,042 | +1.99% |
| Source: Citypopulation[5] | ||
Notes and references
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External links
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