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Economy at a Glance

Agriculture is regarded as the main activity in the Province, as 70% of its area is
suitable for cultivation using 15% of the Euphrates waters. However, there is also an
industrial activity as another field, among which is the State Company for Automobile
Manufacturing at Alexandria which produces vehicle bodies and assembles
automobiles, in addition to other number of operating companies such as the State
Company for Mechanical Industries and Hilla textile factory, Al Forat State Co., Corn
flour and dextrin plant, Al Sada Cement Plant and disposable syringes plant.

Infrastructures

The Province is situated directly southwards Baghdad; therefore, it has many roads
which link it to the capital and other areas in Iraq. There is a direct road which links
the Province to the Province s of Karbala, Najaf, Diwaniyah, and Wasit. the (Basra –
Baghdad) highway road passes through the Province.

Education

The Province has two Universities (Babylon University) and (Al Qasim /Al-Khadraa
University), technical college and institute and a number of private collages, more
than 881, primary school; 46 kindergartens, more than 383 secondary school, 5
Teachers Qualifying Institutes and a number of vocational Institutes.

Health

Babylon Province has (19) hospital and (111) health center.

Tourism

Babylon historical site: This is situated 5
km to the north of the city of Hilla. It had
been the most famous city in the ancient
and modern worlds and the miracle of the
ancient world, particularly after its widest
expansion by the Babylonian famous King
Nebuchadnezzar (605- 562 B. C.). It
became famous to such a degree that it
turned to be the title of Mesopotamia
civilization as a whole, Babylonia was the name. Its walls and Hanging Gardens were
among the Seven World Wonders.