UNESCO includes the archaeological site of Babylon in Iraq and 4 other places on the World Heritage List
The United Nations Cultural, Educational and Scientific Organization (UNESCO) has included Babylon's historical monuments of the Mesopotamian civilization on its World Heritage List, after three decades of efforts made by Iraq in this direction.
According to Sky News, the UNESCO Heritage Committee voted, during a meeting held today, Friday, in Baku, to include the landmarks of the Iraqi city on the World Heritage List.
The Iraqi antiquities authorities have made great efforts to prepare this file, which has been submitted five times since 1983, with the aim of registering this site, which extends over an area of ten kilometers and is located about 100 kilometers south of the capital, Baghdad, according to what Agence France-Presse reported.
The ruins of Babylon represent the Babylonian civilization that went through many ruling dynasties, as the most prominent of its rulers were Hammurabi and King Nebuchadnezzar. Among the most prominent monuments of Babylon are the Hanging Gardens that were built by order of Nebuchadnezzar, in addition to the Obelisk of Hammurabi on which the king’s laws were written.
The city also includes the Tower of Babel, which consists of 7 layers, as well as the Lion of Babel, which is a stone statue depicting a lion preying on an enemy man.
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