Ishtar Gate
Iraq /
Babil /
al-Hhillah /
World
/ Iraq
/ Babil
/ al-Hhillah
, 7 km from center (الحلة)
World / Iraq / Babil
gate, interesting place, city gate
The Ishtar Gate (Assyrian: ܕܵܪܘܲܐܙܲܐ ܕܥܵܐܫܬܲܪ translit: Darwaza D'Ishtar, Arabic:بوابة عشتار) was the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon. It was constructed in about 575 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city.
Dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, the Gate was constructed of blue glazed tiles with alternating rows of bas-relief sirrush (dragons) and aurochs.
Photo by Isisshuru of the original gate as rebuilt and on display in a German museum.
Dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, the Gate was constructed of blue glazed tiles with alternating rows of bas-relief sirrush (dragons) and aurochs.
Photo by Isisshuru of the original gate as rebuilt and on display in a German museum.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishtar_Gate
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Coordinates: 32°32'36"N 44°25'21"E
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- Airfield entrance compounds 723 km
- South Gate 745 km
- Menagh base main gate 809 km
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- قلعة 0.5 km
- Sahn 0.9 km
- Babylon 1.1 km
- Shuangna 1.4 km
- أنقاض الجدار الخارجي لنبوخذنصر الثاني 1.5 km
- قلعة 2.4 km
- Marranity 3.5 km
- Fish pond 3.9 km
- Fish farm 4 km
- Babel (Babylon) Governorate 19 km
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