Babel, Carmarthenshire

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Babel
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OS grid reference SN8335
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
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52°00′N3°42′W / 52.00°N 03.70°W / 52.00; -03.70

Babel is a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales.


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