Babylon Governorate
Babylon Governorate or Babil Province (Arabic: محافظة بابل Muḥāfaẓa Bābil) is a governorate in central Iraq. It has an area of 5,119 square kilometres (1,976 sq mi), The population in Babil for 2023 is 1,820,700. The provincial capital is the city of Hillah, which lies opposite the ancient city of Babylon (بابل), on the Euphrates river.
Babylon Governorate
محافظة بابل Babil Province | |
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| Coordinates: 32°37′N 44°33′E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Capital | Hillah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,119 km2 (1,976 sq mi) |
| Population (2018 Estimate) | |
| • Total | 2,065,042 |
| ISO 3166 code | IQ-BB |
| HDI (2017) | 0.677 medium |
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