The city straddled the Euphrates River, and the river’s waters were used to form a broad, deep moat and a network of canals. The city was also protected by a massive system of double walls, buttressed by defense towers.
कोई आश्‍चर्य नहीं कि बाबुल के निवासी बहुत सुरक्षित महसूस करते थे ।