#Tower_of_Babel__Babel  (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another
  supertype:  #ziggurat__zikkurat__zikurat  a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians
  part of:  #Babylon  the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capitol of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
     part of:  #Mesopotamia  the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq
        part of:  #Iraq__Republic_of_Iraq__Al-Iraq__Irak  a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq
           part of:  #Middle_East__Near_East  the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to North Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization"
           part of:  #Asia  the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
              part of:  #Eurasia  the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia
                 part of:  #eastern_hemisphere__easternhemisphere__orient  the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
                 part of:  #northern_hemisphere  the hemisphere north of the equator

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