The first city in the world to be settled, with gardens hanging in the air
THE OLDEST CITY IN WORLD
Which was the first metropolitan city in the world? If you don't know, we give you the answer to this question. It was the city of Babylon in ancient Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia is now Iraq, but Babylon is a ruin. Located 100 kilometers from Baghdad on the Euphrates River, it was the first city in human history to have a population of over 200,000. It was the capital of the Babylonian and Chaldean empires. The city is mentioned in the writings of Christ four thousand years ago.
According to the Torah, Adam lived in Babylon. When Cain killed Abel, Cain fled with his family to the mountains of Babylon. ۔ Then when Idris (as) was sent and on the other hand the descendants of Cain grew up, he came down from the mountains and caused a lot of mischief. The righteous people also joined him. In which the river flows like the land of Babylon, then they were ordered to move to the land of Egypt. When they arrived in Egypt, they found the environment there suitable and pleasant for life. Or a good difference
When Hammurabi, king of Babylonia, made it his capital in BC, it became the largest and most beautiful city in the world. It was rebuilt in 689 BC by King Bakht Nasr II. The old city was located on the east bank of the Euphrates River. Bakht Nasr built a bridge over the river and included a large area of the West Bank within the city limits.
Hanging gardens, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, were built by the same king for his queen. These gardens are said to have been destroyed in a possible earthquake in the second century BC. In 539 BC, King Cyrus of Iran conquered Babylon. The city began to decline in 275 BC and lost its importance with the establishment of new trading centers. Babylon was the cradle of civilization for nearly two thousand years, it was the first city in the world to write a written constitution which contained more than 200 laws, these laws were written on clay tablets and stone pillars.
Another characteristic of Babylon was its women who had complete freedom, they were not only allowed to be pastors but they could also run their own business, the women of Babylon also got an equal share in the property of their husbands. Babylon was far ahead of its time, the artisans here did many things that had never been done before. He was the artisan of Babylon who first invented the art of putting precious stones in metals and turned them into jewels. Watch this video of Daily Pakistan History to know the full details in this regard.
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