![]() Later, the city became the internment site for the Hebrew captives who were marched into exile by King Nebuchadnezzar II in the sixth century, BCE. Once the city was rebuilt, the name was changed to Babylonia. During the rein of Sennacherib, the city was destroyed by the Assyrians. The river then fed main canals that watered each half. The river divided the city in two, with the old city to the east and a smaller new city to the west. Today, the remains of the city are spread out over a cluster of mounds located on the Euphrates about 60 miles southwest of Baghdad, Iraq. Ancient Babylon was located in Mesopotamia between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers.
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