Hillah (Arabic: ٱلْحِلَّة al-Ḥillah), also spelled Hilla, is a city in central Iraq. On the Hilla branch of the Euphrates River, it is 100 km (62 mi) south of Baghdad. The population was estimated to be about 455,700 in 2018.

Al-Ḥillah, city, capital of Bābil muḥāfaẓah (governorate), central Iraq. It lies on the Al-Ḥillah Stream, the eastern branch of the Euphrates River, and on a road and a rail line running northward to Baghdad. The city was founded in the 10th century as Al-Jāmiʿayn (“Two Mosques”) on the east bank of the Euphrates.

The Battle of Al Hillah was an armed military confrontation between military elements of the United States and Iraq during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. Prior to the Iraq War, the ancient city of Al Hillah was home to numerous bases for the Iraqi Medina division of the Iraqi Republican Guard.

Hillah is the nearest city to the ruins of Babylon, which are 5 km north of the city. It is the capital of Babylon Province and has a population of about 456,000 (2018). The city was once a major centre of Islamic scholarship and education. The tomb of the Jewish prophet Ezekiel is reputed to be in a nearby village, Al Kifl.

The Al Hillah bombing killed 127 people, chiefly men lining up to join the Iraqi police forces, at the recruiting centre on February 28, 2005 in Al Hillah, Iraq. The bombing caused a worsening of Iraqi-Jordanian diplomatic relations after it was learned that suicide bomber, Raed Mansour al-Banna, had come from Jordan.

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2016年8月24日 · Al Hillah (äl hĬl´lä), city (1987 pop. 268,834), provincial capital, central Iraq, on a branch of the Euphrates River. It was built (c.1100) largely of material taken from the nearby ruins of ancient Babylon. It is a port and the main cereal market of the middle Euphrates area.

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Al Hillah (Arabic: الحلة ‎), also spelled Hilla or Hillah (BGN: Al Ḩillah) is a ceety in central Iraq on the Hilla branch o the Euphrates River, 100 km (62 mi) sooth o Baghdad. The population is estimatit at 364,700 in 1998.