Dilbat
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History & heritageNajaf, Iraq

Dilbat

Archaeological site in Iraq.

About

Dilbat (modern Tell ed-Duleim or Tell al-Deylam) was an ancient Near Eastern city located 25 kilometers south of Babylon on the eastern bank of the Western Euphrates in modern-day Babil Governorate, Iraq. It lies 15 kilometers southeast of the ancient city of Borsippa. The site of Tell Muhattat (also Tell Mukhattat), 5 kilometers away, was earlier thought to be Dilbat.

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Location

Open map: Dilbat and 7 nearby attractions

32.15000, 44.50000 · Najaf

Nearby

  1. Ezekiel's TombReligious sites
    15 km
  2. Great Mosque of KufaReligious sites
    16 km
  3. Al-Sahlah MosqueReligious sites
    17 km
  4. Al-HiraHistory & heritage
    22 km
  5. Imam Ali ShrineReligious sites
    24 km
  6. MaradHistory & heritage
    27 km
Photo credits (6)
  • Ezekiel's Tomb: American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Dept., photographer / Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection. · Public domain · Commons
  • Great Mosque of Kufa: David Stanley in Nanaimo, Canada now on flickr; originally from panoramio · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
  • Al-Sahlah Mosque: Zygoptera · CC0 · Commons
  • Al-Hira: Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād · Public domain · Commons
  • Imam Ali Shrine: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Arlo K. Abrahamson. · Public domain · Commons
  • Marad: علي خالد الموسوي · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons