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How the restoration of ancient Babylon is drawing tourists back to Iraq

Work on the Temple of Ninmakh and walls at the Ishtar Gate is nearing completion at the Mesopotamian metropolis, a victim of centuries of damage and neglect

Hadani Ditmars
12 September 2025
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Restoration work at the Temple of Ninmakh involved fixing not just war-related damage, but also ill-conceived repairs undertaken last century

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