Babylon ''Bābili(m)'' * sux, 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 * arc, 𐡁𐡁𐡋 ''Bāḇel'' * syc, ܒܒܠ ''Bāḇel'' * grc-gre, Βαβυλών ''Babylṓn'' * he, בָּבֶל ''Bāvel'' * peo, 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎽𐎢 ''Bābiru'' * elx, 𒀸𒁀𒉿𒇷 ''Babi ...

was the capital city of Babylonia in ancient Mesopotamia, Middle East. Babylon or Babylone may also refer to:

Places

Babil Governorate Babil Governorate or Babylon Province ( ar, محافظة بابل ''Muḥāfaẓa Bābil'') is a governorate in central Iraq. It has an area of , with an estimated population of 2,065,042 people in 2018. The provincial capital is the city of Hilla ...

(or Babylon Province), Iraq *

Babylon University The University of Babylon (Arabic language, Arabic: جامعة بابل) is a university located in Al Hillah, Babylon, Iraq. It consists of 20 colleges within three compounds, located seven kilometers south of the city of Al Hillah, Hillah, in Ba ...

, in Al Hillah, Iraq *

Babylon (Egypt) Babylon Fortress (; ) is an Ancient Roman fortress, built around 30 BC with the arrival of emperor Augustus in Egypt, on the eastern bank of the Nile Delta, located in the area known today as Coptic Cairo. It is situated in the former area of ...

, an ancient city and Roman legion camp in Egypt **

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...

, often referred to as Babylon in Medieval literature * Babylon (Domažlice District), a municipality and village in the Czech Republic *

Babylon, Illinois Babylon is an unincorporated community in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The community is located on the Spoon River, north of Illinois Route 9 Illinois Route 9 (IL 9) is a cross-state, east–west rural state highway in the central ...

, a community in the US state of Illinois * Babylon (town), New York, a town in the US ** Babylon (village), New York, a village in the town of Babylon *** Babylon station, Long Island Railroad station in village of Babylon * Babylon Istanbul, a music venue in Istanbul, Turkey *

Sèvres – Babylone (Paris Métro) Sèvres (, ) is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department, Île-de-France region. The commune, which had a population of 23,251 as of 2018, is known for i ...

, a station on lines 10 and 12 of the Paris Métro

Religion

* Babylon, in rabbinic literature often used to refer to the Jewish diaspora, especially the historic

Babylonian captivity The Babylonian captivity or Babylonian exile is the period in Jewish history during which a large number of Judeans from the ancient Kingdom of Judah were captives in Babylon, the capital city of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, following their defeat ...

* Diocese of Babylon (disambiguation) **

Patriarch of Babylon The highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Catholic Church (above major archbishop and primate), the Hussite Church, Church of the East, and some Independent Catholic Churches are termed patriarchs (and in certain ...

of the Church of the East * Babylon, a literal and figurative term used to refer to the city of Babylon, to

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

or the

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediterr ...

, or to evil **

Whore of Babylon Babylon the Great, commonly known as the Whore of Babylon, refers to both a symbolic female figure and place of evil mentioned in the Book of Revelation in the Bible. Her full title is stated in Revelation 17 (verse 5) as "Mystery, Babylon the Gr ...

or "Babylon the Great", a Christian allegorical figure from the Book of Revelation in the Bible **Babylon, a term used in the Rastafari movement and the

Rainbow Family The Rainbow Family of Living Light is a counter-culture, in existence since approximately 1970. It is a loose affiliation of individuals, some nomadic, generally asserting that it has no leader. They put on yearly, primitive camping events on ...

for any politically or economically oppressive society; see Vocabulary of the Rastafari movement

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

Film

* ''Babylon'' (1980 film), a British film by Franco Rosso * ''Babylon'' (1986 film), a British TV animated short in the ''Sweet Disaster'' series * ''Babylon'', a 1998 Dutch film * ''Babylon'' (2022 film), a film by Damien Chazelle

Television

* ''Babylon'' (TV series), a 2014 British comedy-drama * ''Babylon'' (anime), a 2019–2020 Japanese series based on the novel series (see below) * Babylon, a nightclub in the North American version of '' Queer as Folk'' * Babylon, a nightclub in the UK version of '' Queer as Folk''

=Episodes

= * "Babylon" (''Carnivàle'') * "Babylon" (''Mad Men'') * "Babylon" (''Stargate SG-1'') * "Babylon" (''The X-Files'')

Literature

* ''Babylon'' (novel series), a 2015–2017 Japanese novel series by Mado Nozaki and Zain * ''Babylon'' (Pelevin novel), or ''Generation "П"'', a 1999 novel by Viktor Pelevin * ''Babylon'' (''Babylone''), a 2016 novel by Yasmina Reza

Music

* ''Babylon'' (opera), a 2012 opera by Jörg Widmann *

Babylon (band) Babylon was a progressive rock band from St. Petersburg Florida . Babylon was formed in 1976 by Rick Leonard, Rodney Best, Doroccas, J. David Boyko, and Gary Chambers. Style Babylon has been compared to Marillion, Gentle Giant, Rush, and ''N ...

, an American progressive rock band * Babylon (singer), a South Korean R&B singer *

Babylone (band) Babylone (in Arabic language, Arabic بابيلون) is an Algerian musical group established in 2012 with three principal members being Amine Mohamed Djemal, Rahim El Hadi and Ramzy Ayadi. The band has released the studio album ''Brya'' in 2013 ...

, an Algerian pop band

Albums

* ''Babylon'' (Dr. John album) or the title song, 1969 * ''Babylon'' (Skindred album) or the title song, 2002 * ''Babylon'' (Ten album), 2000 * ''Babylon'' (W.A.S.P. album), 2009 * ''Babylon'' (William Control album), 2014 * ''Babylon'', by Die Amigos, 2019 * ''Babylon'', by

OBK OBK is a Spanish synthpop music group from Barcelona (Spain) composed of Jordi Sánchez and Miguel Arjona. The group was famous for introducing the electronic music in Spain in the 1990s (in the early 1980s some Spanish synthpop bands as Azul ...

, 2003

Songs

* "Babylon" (ballad), a Child (traditional) ballad * "Babylon" (David Gray song), 1999 * "Babylon" (The Tea Party song), 1997 * "Babylon", by 5 Seconds of Summer from ''

Youngblood Youngblood, Youngbloods or Young Blood may refer to: Film and television * ''Young Blood'' (1926 film), a German silent drama film * ''Young Blood'' (1932 film), an American western film * ''Young Blood'' (1943 film), a Swedish drama film * ...

'', 2018 * "Babylon", by Adam Again from '' Ten Songs by Adam Again'', 1988 * "Babylon", by Angus and Julia Stone from ''

Chocolates and Cigarettes ''Chocolates and Cigarettes'' is the first EP by Australian singer-songwriter duo Angus and Julia Stone. "Mango Tree" and "Babylon" were used in the American television dramas ''Life'' and ''Army Wives'', respectively. Giorgio Armani also sa ...

'', 2006 * "Babylon", by Aphrodite's Child from ''

666 666 may refer to: * 666 (number) * 666 BC, a year * AD 666, a year * The number of the beast, a reference in the Book of Revelation in the New Testament Places * 666 Desdemona, a minor planet in the asteroid belt * U.S. Route 666, an America ...

'', 1972 * "Babylon", by Backyard Babies from '' Total 13'', 1998 * "Babylon", by Circle of Dust from '' Disengage'', 1998 * "Babylon", by Deathstars from '' Night Electric Night'', 2009 * "Babylon", by Delain from ''

We Are the Others ''We Are the Others'' is the third full-length album by the Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. It was released in the Benelux and Germany on 1 June 2012 and in the United Kingdom and France on 4 June by CNR Music, who took over Delain when War ...

'', 2012 * "Babylon", by Don McLean from '' American Pie'', 1971 * "Babylon", by Edguy from ''

Theater of Salvation ''Theater of Salvation'' is the fourth (or third "official") studio album by German heavy metal band Edguy, released in 1999. It is the first to feature drummer Felix Bohnke and bass player Tobias Exxel. The album reached No. 50 in the Swedish ...

'', 1999 * "Babylon", by Faster Pussycat from '' Faster Pussycat'', 1987 * "Babylon", by Ill Bill from ''

The Hour of Reprisal ''The Hour of Reprisal'' is the second studio album by United States, American hip hop music, hip hop musician Ill Bill. It was released on September 16, 2008, by Uncle Howie Records. Featured guests on the album include Howard Jones (heavy metal ...

'', 2008 * "Babylon", by Joey Bada$$ from ''

All-Amerikkkan Badass ''All-Amerikkkan Badass'' (stylized as ''ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$'') is the second studio album by American rapper Joey Badass. It was released on April 7, 2017, through Pro Era Records and Cinematic Music Group. The album features guest appearances ...

'', 2017 * "Babylon", by Lady Gaga from '' Chromatica'', 2020 * "Babylon", by the New York Dolls from '' Too Much Too Soon'', 1974 * "Babylon", by Oneohtrix Point Never from ''

Age Of ''Age Of'' is the eighth studio album by American electronic producer Oneohtrix Point Never, released on June 1, 2018 on Warp Records. Recorded over two years, it is the first Oneohtrix Point Never album to prominently feature Daniel Lopatin's own ...

'', 2018 * "Babylon", by Outkast from '' ATLiens'', 1996 * "Babylon", by Prince Ital Joe and Marky Mark from ''

Life in the Streets ''Life in the Streets'' is the debut album by reggae/ragga recording artist Prince Ital Joe and the third album by rapper Marky Mark. The album was released in 1994 for Ultraphonic Records and blended Prince Ital Joe's reggae with Marky Mark's h ...

'', 1994 * "Babylon", by Riot from ''

Nightbreaker ''Nightbreaker'' is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Riot. It was the band's first release with vocalist Mike DiMeo, as well as the studio debut of guitarist Mike Flyntz and bassist Pete Perez. The album was released in Ja ...

'', 1993 * "Babylon", by RX Bandits from '' Progress'', 2001 * "Babylon", by Scars on Broadway from ''

Scars on Broadway Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway (previously known as just Scars on Broadway) is an American rock band founded by Daron Malakian of the metal band System of a Down. The band's self-titled debut album was released in July 2008. In late 2008 ...

'', 2008 * "Babylon", by Soulfly from '' Dark Ages'', 2005 * "Babylon", by Starship from '' No Protection'', 1987 * "Babylon", by Stratovarius from '' Episode'', 1996 * "Babylon", by SZA from '' Z'', 2014

Brands and enterprises

* Babylon (software), a translation program, including the Babylon Toolbar, a browser hijacker * Babylon Health, a British provider of health apps *

Babylon.js Babylon.js is a real time 3D engine using a JavaScript library for displaying 3D graphics in a web browser via HTML5. The source code is available on GitHub and distributed under the Apache License 2.0. History and progress It was initially r ...

, a real time 3D-engine for web browsers *

Kino Babylon The Kino Babylon is a cinema in the Mitte neighbourhood of Berlin and part of a listed building complex at Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz opposite the Volksbühne theatre. The building was erected 1928–29. It was designed by the architect Hans Poelzig i ...

, a cinema in Berlin * Project Babylon, a former Iraqi project for the construction of superguns * Babylon, a

darknet market A darknet market is a commercial website on the dark web that operates via darknets such as Tor or I2P. They function primarily as black markets, selling or brokering transactions involving drugs, cyber-arms, weapons, counterfeit currency, stole ...

seized by law enforcement in July 2015