A replica of this gateway now serves as a prime tourist attraction in Iraq, enticing visitors to the historic city of Babylon ...

The original Ishtar Gate ... before the first Gulf War. “It was a free city for refugees, a holy city, a kind of Jerusalem.” The word “Babylon” itself means “gate of the gods.” ...

The site of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon was converted into Camp Alpha shortly after the United States invaded Iraq in 2003 ... were damaged include the Ishtar Gate and the Processional Way ...

The site of Babylon was first identified in the 1800s in what is now Iraq. Later excavations ... around Babylon, this gate was dedicated to Ishtar, goddess of love and war, and was the crowning ...

A: I was born in Iraq, and lived in Turkey before ... Q: Why did you choose the name, Star of Ishtar Restaurant? A: Ishtar is a Babylon gate that was built over 2,500 years ago.