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formorethanonethousandyears

babylonwasoneoftheworlds

mostcelebratedcities

wherekingentobookadmeasure

thesecondisbelievedtohavebuiltahanginggardensofbabylon

oneofthesevenwondersoftheancientworld

theruinsoftheancientmassipotanmiancityareroughlysixtymilessouthofmoderndaybaagdeadthesisitedeclinedandfellingtheruinafteritwasconqueredbythepersionsundercyrusdegrade

aftertheUSlateinvasionofiraq

thesitewasoccupiedbymultininnationaltroops

usingitasabaseafteraprilnine

twothousandandthree

USandpolishforcesunderthecity

theseforcesmadecenturytowersaroundthecity

infact

theexistenceofthemilitaryvehiclesinhelicopterscauseddamage

thisarchaoloicalsiteunfortunatelyalothasbeendestroyedbecauseamilitarybasewithposicianrightwithintheruinsofbabylon

wedeeplyadgressedthatandtheiraqicolleagueswillnowhavetoclearthedamage

preferablywithinternationalhelpamajormuseumexhibitfocusingonancientbabylonorganizedbythelewofinparisiscurrentlyonshowinberlin

thelewsaysithadhopedthenationalmuseuminbaghdadwouldcontributetotheexhibit

butbaghdeadsecuritystatuswasdeemedtooparallesttotranort

pricelesstreasurestoairairand

andthem

themsafelyonplane

wehadhopedforquiteanumberofclaytabits

butalsobiggerobjects

suchassculpturesandrelief

thiswouldhavebeengreat

unfortunately

itisnotavailable

nowthepoislidforcemovedoutofbattleonthebeginningoftwothousandandfive

whentheiraqicultureministryassumedcontrolofthesite

areportintwothousandfourbythebritishmuseumsaidforcesfromtheUSledcoalitioncrusspartoftheancientiraqicitiestwentysixhundredyearoldbrickpavestreetswiththeirtanks

andusedsoilcontainingarchaelogicalfragmenttofillsandbags

iraqisrequestedthebabylonbelistedasaunesscoworldheritagesite

anditishopetheancientcitywillonceagainbecomeamajortouristattraction