Babylon (disambiguation)

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

Babylon or Babylone may also refer to:

Places

  • Babil Governorate (or Babylon Province), Iraq
  • Babylon University, in Al Hillah, Iraq
  • Babylon (Egypt), an ancient city and Roman legion camp in Egypt
    • Babylon, in Medieval literature, often used to refer to Islamic Egypt's capital Cairo
  • Babylon (Domažlice District), a village in the Czech Republic
  • Babylon, Illinois, a community in the U.S. state of Illinois
  • Babylon (town), New York, a town in the United States
  • Babylon Istanbul, a music venue in Istanbul, Turkey
  • Sèvres – Babylone (Paris Métro), a station on lines 10 and 12 of the Paris Métro.

Religion

  • Babylon, in rabbinic literature often used to refer to the Jewish diaspora, especially the historic Babylonian captivity
  • Diocese of Babylon (disambiguation)
    • Patriarch of Babylon of the Church of the East
  • Babylon, a literal and figurative term used to refer to the city of Babylon, to Rome or the Roman Empire, or to evil
    • Whore of Babylon or "Babylon the Great", a Christian allegorical figure from the Book of Revelation in the Bible
    • Babylon, a term used in the Rastafari movement and the Rainbow Family in reference to any society of oppressive political and economic power structure (see also vocabulary of the Rastafari movement)

Books

  • Babylon (novel series), Japanese novel series by Mado Nozaki
  • Babylone, French novel by Yasmina Reza
  • Alas, Babylon, 1959 novel by American writer Pat Frank
  • “Babylon Revisited”, 1931 short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Generation "П", published in UK as Babylon, Russian novel by Viktor Pelevin

Film and TV

  • Babylon (film), a 1980 British film
  • Babylon, a 1998 Dutch film
  • Babylon, an upcoming film by writer and director Damien Chazelle, scheduled for release in 2021
  • Babylon, a nightclub in the North American version of Queer as Folk
  • Babylon, a nightclub in the UK version of Queer as Folk
Series
  • Babylon (TV series), a 2014 British comedy-drama
  • Babylon, anime television series based on the Japanese novel series of the same name
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

Music

  • Babylon (opera), an opera by Jörg Widmann 2012
  • Babylon (band), an American progressive rock band
  • Babylon (singer), a South Korean R&B singer
  • 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, album by OBK

Songs

  • "Babylon" (ballad), a Child (traditional) ballad
  • "Babylon" (David Gray song)
  • "Babylon" (The Tea Party song)
  • "Babylon", by 5 Seconds of Summer from Youngblood
  • "Babylon", by Adam Again from Ten Songs by Adam Again
  • "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 Delain from We Are the Others
  • "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 Joey Bada$$ from All-Amerikkkan Badass
  • "Babylon", by Lady Gaga from Chromatica
  • "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 Soulfly from Dark Ages
  • "Babylon", by Starship from No Protection
  • "Babylon", by Stratovarius from Episode
  • "Babylon", by SZA from Z

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
  • Babylon Health a British provider of health apps

See also

  • Babel (disambiguation), the name used in the Arabic Qur'an and the Hebrew Bible for the city of Babylon
  • Babylonia (disambiguation)
  • Rivers of Babylon (disambiguation)
  • Brian Babylon, American comedian and radio personality
  • All pages with titles beginning with Babylon
  • All pages with titles containing Babylon
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