Babylon بابل A partial view of the ruins of Babylon from Saddam Hussein 's Summer Palace Shown within Iraq Alternate name Akkadian: 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠, Bābili (m) Sumerian: 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠, KÁ. DINGIR. RA Aramaic: 𐡁𐡁𐡋 ‎, Babel Hebrew: בָּבֶל ‎, Bavel Greek: Βαβυλών, Babylṓn Old Persian: 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎽𐎢, Bābiru Elamite: 𒀸𒁀𒉿𒇷, Babili Kassite: Karanduniash Location Hillah, Babil Governorate, Iraq Region Mesopotamia Coordinates 32 ° 32 ′ 11 '' N 44 ° 25 ′ 15 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 32.53639 ° N 44.42083 ° E ﻿ / 32.53639; 44.42083 Coordinates: 32 ° 32 ′ 11 '' N 44 ° 25 ′ 15 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 32.53639 ° N 44.42083 ° E ﻿ / 32.53639; 44.42083 Type Settlement Part of Babylonia Area 9 km (3.5 sq mi) History Founded c. 2300 BC Abandoned c. AD 1000 Cultures Akkadian, Amorite, Kassite, Assyrian, Chaldean, Achaemenid, Hellenistic, Persian Site notes Archaeologists Hormuzd Rassam, Robert Koldewey Condition Ruined Ownership Public Public access Yes
when did the city of babylon cease to exist
c. AD 1000