July 6, 2019 2:30 PM
UNESCO names ancient Babylon city a World Heritage Site
<span style="color: #222222;">The ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon has been declared a Unesco World Heritage Site. Iraq has been lobbying since 1983 for the 4,000-year-old site to be added to the UN's prestigious list.<br />'' <br />'' Announcing its decision, Unesco today said the seat of successive empires, under rulers such as Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon represents the expression of the creativity of the Neo-Babylonian Empire at its height.<br...