Babylon's ruins are near the modern city of Al Hillah and about 55 miles south of Iraq's capital of Baghdad. Only fragments of some building foundations remain. Babylon became an important center for trade because it had good population. It was a well-known place for trade because it was the capitol of Mesopotamia. Everyone came to the place for trading.
Babylon is important center of because it was located beween cities of the north and south.
Babylon was located on the major trade route between the Tigris River and the Euphrates River.
The greatest trade post in that time.
In mesopotamia
the Babylons created a great center of business and trade. the products that they made were shipped throughout the middle east and as far away as china and India. but the certain answer is because they kept inventing new inventions and they became popular throughout the world.
That would depend on your context. In the Old Testament Babylon was the empire which overthrew the Nation of Judah. This was a punishment for Judah turning from God's commands and worshiping idols. You can search the name Babylon on BibleGateway.com or BlueLetterBible.com to find out more. Off the top of my head the nation of Babylon is a major character in the books of Jeremiah, Lamentations, the later parts of 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles, and the setting of the book of Daniel. In the New Testament book of Revelation (a.k.a. Apocalypse of John) Babylon is used to symbolize a nation or power that opposes God's work.
Important center of Trade
on the Nile and Tigris rivers
Babylon had a good source of water so they had and grains and fruits to trade. This made it an important trading post.
Babylon had a good water supply so is was rich in fruits and grains.
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Babylon is natural crossroad of trade because it was located between Assyria and the City of Sumer.
The location was good for keeping crops alive. Babylon was between two rivers and most nations traded with the Babylonians.
The area did not have anything to do with the fall of the Empire. Babylon had good rivers flowing which provided all the water they needed. It was ancient wars that made Babylon to fall to the Persians.
It gave the Ottomans control of trade between the Mediterranean and Black seas
Trade between Europe and Asia.
it lies along major trade routes in europe and asia
southern Iraq.