Babylon (disambiguation)

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Babylon was the capital city of Babylonia in ancient Mesopotamia, Middle East.

Babylon or Babylone may also refer to:

Places

• Al Hillah, Iraq, a present-day city on the site of ancient Babylon
  • Babylon University, in Al Hillah
• Babylon (Domažlice District), a village in the Czech Republic
• Babylon (Egypt), an ancient city and Roman legion camp in Egypt
• Babylon, Illinois, a community in the U.S. state of Illinois
• Babylon (town), New York, a town in the United States
  • Babylon (village), New York, a village in the town of Babylon
  • Babylon (LIRR station), Long Island Railroad station in village of Babylon
• Babylon Istanbul, a music venue in Istanbul, Turkey
• Sèvres – Babylone (Paris Métro), a station on lines 10 and 12 of the Paris Métro.

Religion

Christianity

• Babylon, the curial title of the (Catholicos-)Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholics. See List of Chaldean Catholic Patriarchs of Babylon
• Whore of Babylon or "Babylon the Great", a Christian allegorical figure from the Book of Revelation in the Bible
  • Whore of Babylon, a pejorative Christian allegorical figure by protestant reformer Martin Luther about the Catholic Church

Other religious uses

• Babel (disambiguation), the name used in the Arabic Qur'an and the Hebrew Bible for the city of Babylon
• Babylon, in rabbinic literature, often used to refer to the Jewish diaspora, especially the Babylonian captivity
• Babylon, a literal and figurative term used to refer to the city of Babylon, to Rome or the Roman Empire, or to evil
• Babylon, a term used in the Rastafari movement in reference to any society of oppressive political and economic power structure (see also vocabulary of the Rastafari movement)

Art, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

• Babylon, a nightclub in the North American version of Queer as Folk
• Babylon, a nightclub in the UK version of Queer as Folk

Film

• Babylon (film), a 1980 British film
• Babylon (1998 film), a 1998 Dutch film
• Babylon A.D., a 2008 science fiction action film starring Vin Diesel

Literature

• Alas, Babylon, 1959 novel by American writer Pat Frank

Music

• Babylon (band), an American progressive rock band
• Babylone (band), an Algerian pop band

Albums

• Babylon (Dr. John album), or the title song
• Babylon (Skindred album), or the title song
• Babylon (Ten album)
• Babylon (W.A.S.P. album)
• Babylon (OBK album), by OBK

Songs

• "Babylon" (ballad), a Child (traditional) ballad
• "Babylon" (David Gray song)
• "Babylon" (The Tea Party song)
• "Babylon", by Angus and Julia Stone from Chocolates and Cigarettes
• "Babylon", by Aphrodite's Child from 666
• "Babylon", by Backyard Babies from Total 13
• "Babylon", by Deathstars from Night Electric Night
• "Babylon", by Don McLean from American Pie
• "Babylon", by Edguy from Theater of Salvation
• "Babylon", by Faster Pussycat from Faster Pussycat
• "Babylon", by Ill Bill from The Hour of Reprisal
• "Babylon", by the New York Dolls from Too Much Too Soon
• "Babylon", by Outkast from ATLiens
• "Babylon", by Prince Ital Joe and Marky Mark from Life in the Streets
• "Babylon", by RX Bandits from Progress
• "Babylon", by Scars on Broadway from Scars on Broadway
• "Babylon", by Stratovarius from Episode
• "Babylon", by Soulfly from Dark Ages
• "Babylon", by Starship from No Protection
• "Funtimes in Babylon", by Father John Misty from Fear Fun

Television

Series

• Babylon (TV series), a 2014 British comedy-drama
• Babylon 5, a 1993-1998 TV series

Episodes

• "Babylon" (Carnivàle), an episode of Carnivàle
• "Babylon" (Mad Men), an episode of Mad Men
• "Babylon" (Stargate SG-1), an episode of Stargate SG-1
• "Babylon" (The X-Files), an episode of The X-Files

Brands and enterprises

• Babylon (marketplace), a darknet market seized by law enforcement in July 2015
• Babylon (software), a translation program
  • My Babylon (or Babylon Search), a browser hijacker toolbar, installed with software downloaded from CNet; the toolbar is part of the recent versions of Babylon software
• Kino Babylon, a cinema in Berlin
• Project Babylon, a former Iraqi project for the construction of superguns

See also

• Babalon, a major Goddess in the Thelema religious philosophy and practice
• Babilonas (newspaper), a regional newspaper in Panevėžys, Lithuania
• Babilonas, a real estate project in Panevėžys, Lithuania
• Babilonia (disambiguation)
• Rivers of Babylon (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with "Babylon"
• All pages with titles containing Babylon