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Babylon is home to one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, so why has it only just got a Unesco listing?

Published on: Thursday 18 July 2019

Babylon is home to one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, so why has it only just got a Unesco listing? A view of the ancient city of Babylon near Hilla, Iraq. Reuters With five other Iraqi sites, including the ancient city of Ashur and the m arshlands of southern Iraq, having already achieved Unesco ...


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