Ištar Gate
wall · 1600 BC – 2100 AD
The Ištar Gate is the most famous of Babylon's eight city gates and is situated on the northeastern side of the inner city, directly north of the Kadingirra quarter. King Nebuchadnezzar II built the gate ca. 575 B.C.
- Coordinates
- 32.54352, 44.42251
- Also known as
- Abul-Ištar (akk), Ishtar Gate (en), Ištar-sākipat-tēbîša (akk)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)