Al Hillah, Iraq
Borsippa
Borsippa (Sumerian: BAD.SI..AB.BAKI or Birs Nimrud, having been identified with Nimrod) is an archeological site in Babylon Governorate, Iraq, built on both sides of a lake about 17.7 km southwest of Babylon on the east bank of the Euphrates. It lies 15 kilometers from the ancient site of Dilbat. It is today one of the most vividly identifiable surviving ziggurats, identified in the later Arabic culture with the Tower of Babel due to King Nebuchadnezzar referring to it as the "Tower of Borsippa" or "tongue tower", as stated in the stele recovered on site in the 19th century.
- City
- Al Hillah
- Country
- Iraq
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
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Background: Wikipedia