Babylon Governorate, also known as Babil Province, is a governorate in central Iraq. It covers an area of 5,119 square kilometres, and its source article gives a population of 1,820,700 for 2023. The provincial capital is the city of Hillah, which lies on the Euphrates River opposite the ancient city of Babylon. The governorate is a modern administrative division of Iraq that shares its name with that ancient city, and its Arabic name is Muhafazat Babil. This entry describes the governorate as a first-level division and is kept separate from the entry for the ancient city of Babylon.
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1. Babylon Governorate (Wikipedia)
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The population in Babil for 2023 is 1,820,700.
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It has an area of 5,119 square kilometres (1,976 sq mi)
Part Of: Iraq, Lead [part-of]
is a governorate in central Iraq
On Continent: Asia, Lead [part-of]
is a governorate in central Iraq
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