Babil Governorate

Babil Governorate محافظة بابل Babylon Province
Governorate
Coordinates: 32°37′N 44°33′E / 32.617°N 44.550°E / 32.617; 44.550Coordinates: 32°37′N 44°33′E / 32.617°N 44.550°E / 32.617; 44.550
Country	Iraq
Capital	Hillah
Area
• Total	5,119 km2 (1,976 sq mi)
Population (2013 Estimate)
• Total	1,950,000

Babil Governorate or Babylon Province (Arabic: بابل Bābil‎) is a governorate in central Iraq. It has an area of 5,603 square kilometres (2,163 sq mi), with an estimated population of 1,385,783 people in 2003. The provincial capital is the city of Hillah, which lies opposite the ancient city of Babylon (بابل), on the Euphrates river.

Government

• Governor: Sadiq Madlool Hamad Jasim (Elected April 20, 2013; 6th Governor of Babylon)
• Deputy Governor: Wisam Asslan S'oud Mashhad
• Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Ra'ad Hamza Alwan Abbood

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.

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 achieved pre-eminence when Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BC) extended the Babylonian Empire over most of Western Asia.

Districts

The Map of Babil Governorate by Districts

• Al-Mahawil District (Al-Mahawil)
• Al-Musayab District (Al-Musayab)
• Hashimiya District (Hashimiya)
• Hilla District (Hillah)

Cities

• Babylon - ancient capital
• Al Hillah (500,000) - provincial capital
• Al Hashmiya
• Al Kasim
• Al Hamzah
• Al Askandariyah
• Al latifiyah (150,000)
• Salman Pak
• Yousefiah
• Musayyib
• Jurf Al Sakhar
• Al Muhaweel (21,000)

Postal Codes

• Hillah --51001— الحلة
• University of Babylon --51002—جامعة بابل
• Bab Al Mashhad --51003—باب المشهد
• Eshtar --51004—عشتار
• Al Emam --51005—الامام
• Al Musayab --51006—المسيب
• Al Eskandariya --51007—الاسكندرية
• Al Muhaweel --51008—المحاويل
• Al Mashrooa' --51009—المشروع
• Saddat al Hindiyah --51010—سدة الهندية
• Al Kifil --51011—الكفل
• Al Hashimiyah --51012—الهاشمية
• Al Qassim --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 Sakhar --51019—جرف الصخر

See also

• Babylon
• Babylonia

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Babylon Governorate.

• "Babil Governorate Profile" Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq's Governorates from the UN Joint Analysis and Policy Unit

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Districts of Babil Governorate Al Mahawil Al Hilla Al-Musayab Hashimiya

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