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

  • 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
Episodes
  • "Babylon" (Carnivàle)
  • "Babylon" (Mad Men)
  • "Babylon" (Stargate SG-1)
  • "Babylon" (The X-Files)

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

  • Babylon (opera), a 2012 opera by Jörg Widmann
  • Babylon (band), an American progressive rock band
  • Babylone (band), an Algerian pop band

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

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)