Babylonia, ancient cultural state occupying southeastern Mesopotamia between Euphrates and Tigris rivers. The capital city of Babylon, whose ruins are located in present-day Iraq (modern southern Iraq from Baghdad to the Persian Gulf).
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Babylonia, ancient cultural state occupying southeastern Mesopotamia between Euphrates and Tigris rivers. The capital city of Babylon, whose ruins are located in present-day Iraq (modern southern Iraq from Baghdad to the Persian Gulf).