Babylon

A lion and a mythical creature of Babylon, depicted on coloured glazed bricks. Babylon, the capital of ancient Babylonia, was a magnificent city under Nebuchadnezzar I.

King Hammurabi of Babylon. Hammurabi was king from 1792 BC.

Ornately decorated gateway in Iraq. It is a reconstruction of the Bab Ishtar Babylon (Door of Babylon) associated with the Babylonian god Ishtar. It features glazed brick relief images of dragons and bulls on a background of blue enamelled tiles.

Capital of ancient Babylonia, on the bank of the lower Euphrates River. The site is now in Iraq, 88 km/55 mi south of Baghdad and 8 km/5 mi north of Hillah,

Babylon

Town on the southern shore of Long Island, New York; population (1990 est) 202,900, including Babylon village (population (1990 est) 12,200) and other communities such as Amityville, Deer Park, and Wyandanch, and part of Jones Beach and Fire Island.

Babylon village is primarily a residential community, but also a fishing and boating centre with a public beach.