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Al Hillah

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Al Hillah (äl hĭl`lä), city (1987 pop. 268,834), provincial capital, central Iraq, on a branch of the Euphrates River. It was built (c.1100) largely of material taken from the nearby ruins of ancient Babylon. It is a port and the main cereal market of the middle Euphrates area.


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David Hughes, 31, died when the armoured vehicle he was travelling in was hit by an explosive device in the Al Hillah region of Baghdad on May 14.
Babylon was a city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which can be found in presentday Al Hillah, Babil Province, about 85 kilometres south of Baghdad.
diplomatic personnel in places as widespread as Kirkuk, Al Hillah, Mosul and Tikrit.
 
 
 
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