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 Cairo, often referred to as Babylon in Medieval literature Babylon (Domažlice District), a municipality and village in the Czech Republic Babylon, Illinois, a community in the US state of Illinois Babylon, New York, a town in the US Babylon (village), New York, a village in the town of Babylon Babylon station, Long Island Railroad station in village of Babylon Babylon Istanbul, a music venue in Istanbul, Turkey Sèvres–Babylone station, a station on lines 10 and 12 of the Paris Metro
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 for any politically or economically oppressive society
People Brian Babylon, American comedian and radio personality Babylon (singer), a South Korean R&B singer
Arts and entertainment
Film and television
Film Babylon (1980 film), a British film by Franco Rosso Babylon (1986 film), a British TV animated short in the Sweet Disaster series , a Dutch film by Eddy Terstall Babylon (2022 film), an American film by Damien Chazelle
Television
Episodes "Babylon" (Carnivàle) "Babylon" (Mad Men) "Babylon" (Stargate SG-1) "Babylon" (The X-Files)
Other uses in television Babylon (TV series), a 2014 British comedy-drama Babylon (anime), a 2019–2020 Japanese series based on the novel series (see below) Babylon, a nightclub in the American version of Queer as Folk Babylon, a nightclub in the British version of Queer as Folk
Literature Babylon (novel series), a 2015–2017 Japanese novel series by Mado Nozaki and Zain Babylon (Pelevin novel), or Generation "П", a 1999 novel by Viktor Pelevin Babylon, part one of the 2009 limited series Herogasm as part of The Boys comic book franchise Babylon (Babylone), a 2016 novel by Yasmina Reza
Music
Albums Babylon (Dr. John album) or the title song, 1969 Babylon (Skindred album) or the title song, 2002 Babylon (Ten album), 2000 Babylon (W.A.S.P. album), 2009 Babylon (William Control album), 2014 Babylon, by Die Amigos, 2019 Babylon, by OBK, 2003
Songs "Babylon" (ballad), a Child (traditional) ballad "Babylon" (David Gray song), 1999 "Babylon", by 5 Seconds of Summer from Youngblood, 2018 "Babylon", by Adam Again from Ten Songs by Adam Again, 1988 "Babylon", by Angus and Julia Stone from Chocolates and Cigarettes, 2006 "Babylon", by Aphrodite's Child from 666, 1972 "Babylon", by Backyard Babies from Total 13, 1998 "Babylon", by Bizzy Bone and Baby Phil from For the Fans Vol. 1, 2005 "Babylon", by Circle of Dust from Disengage, 1998 "Babylon", by Deathstars from Night Electric Night, 2009 "Babylon", by Delain from We Are the Others, 2012 "Babylon", by DJ Quik, Bizzy Bone, and BlaKKazz K.K. from The Book of David, 2011 "Babylon", by Don McLean from American Pie, 1971 "Babylon", by Edguy from Theater of Salvation, 1999 "Babylon", by Faster Pussycat from Faster Pussycat, 1987 "Babylon", by Haste the Day from Dreamer, 2008 "Babylon", by Ill Bill from The Hour of Reprisal, 2008 "Babylon", by Joey Bada$$ from All-Amerikkkan Badass, 2017 "Babylon", by Lady Gaga from Chromatica, 2020 "Babylon", by the New York Dolls from Too Much Too Soon, 1974 "Babylon", by Oneohtrix Point Never from Age Of, 2018 "Babylon", by Outkast from ATLiens, 1996 "Babylon", by Pop Will Eat Itself from Dos Dedos Mis Amigos, 1994 "Babylon", by Prince Ital Joe and Marky Mark from Life in the Streets, 1994 "Babylon", by Riot from Nightbreaker, 1993 "Babylon", by RX Bandits from Progress, 2001 "Babylon", by Scars on Broadway from Scars on Broadway, 2008 "Babylon", by Soulfly from Dark Ages, 2005 "Babylon", by Starship from No Protection, 1987 "Babylon", by Stratovarius from Episode, 1996 "Babylon", by SZA from Z, 2014 "Babylon", by the Tea Party from Transmission, 1997 "Babylon", by Taylor Swift, from the Encore edition of The Life of a Showgirl, 2026
Other uses in music Babylon (opera), 2012, by Jörg Widmann Babylon (band), an American progressive rock band Babylone (band), an Algerian pop band
Brands and enterprises Babylon (software), a translation program, including the Babylon Toolbar, a browser hijacker Babylon Health, a British provider of health apps Babylon.js, a real time 3D-engine for web browsers Kino Babylon, a cinema in Berlin Babylon, a darknet market seized by law enforcement in July 2015
Other uses Project Babylon, a former Iraqi project for the construction of superguns
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)