Various towns and cities have in fact been built with bricks recovered from the ruins of Babylon. Before the present rebuilding of Babylon started in 1978, thousands of bricks were removed by Iraqis for construction purposes.
Miji ya kawaida na miji mikuu tayari imejengwa kutoka kwa mabaki ya Babeli. Kabla Babeli haijaanza kujengwa upya katika mwaka wa 1978, maelfu ya mawe yalitolewa na waIraq ili yatumiwe katika ujenzi huu.