Babylon Governorate

Babylon Governorate
محافظة بابل
Babil Province
Historical and ancient monuments
Flag of Babylon Governorate
Official seal of Babylon Governorate
Location of Babylon Governorate
Coordinates: 32°37′N 44°33′E / 32.617°N 44.550°E / 32.617; 44.550
Country Iraq
CapitalHillah
Government
 • GovernorAdnan Fayhan
Area
 • Total5,119 km2 (1,976 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 Estimate)
 • Total2,065,042
ISO 3166 codeIQ-BB
HDI (2021)0.682[1]
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Babylon Governorate or Babil Province[2][3] (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.

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. ^ Parkinson, Jennifer Ann, ed. (1997). "Iraq". Irrigation in the Near East Region in Figures. Rome, Italy: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). p. 103. ISBN 978-92-5-103969-4.
  3. ^ Mohammad, Mohammad Hadi (2012). "Prevalence of Bovine Sarcocystosis in Babylon province (مجلة الكوفة للعلوم الطبية البيطرية)". Kufa Journal for Veterinary Medical Sciences. 3 (2): 78–83. Archived from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2015-08-26.