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The Baba Cultural Realm (Arabic: العالَم الثقافي البابلوني, al-ʿālam ath-thaqāfī al-bābalūnī) is a hypothesized cultural area consisting of the Sultanate of Baba, as well as other cities and settlements in southern Cactus County Region with cultural ties to the Sultanate. The research underlying this concept was developed during the 2025-2026 Cactus County Wiki Expedition by Karya Kelana Inc.

Concept origin and naming

The Cactus County Wiki Expedition Team, made by Karya Kelana Inc. in 2025 to investigate and document builds in Cactus County Region, discovered connections of culture between the Sultanate of Baba and a number of nearby settlements. These cultural connections are shown in several forms: mosque and mosque-like structures, diplomatic canals, Arabic namings, as well as _DESTRUCTOR_ being the WorldGuard owner of settlements near Baba.

Discussions within the team created some naming suggestions such as the Baba Realm (Arabic: العالَم البابلوني, al-ʿālam al-bābalūnī) and Greater Baba (Arabic: باب الكبرى, bāba al-kubrā), but these were dismissed to respect the sovereignty of many settlements that are included within the cultural area. This consideration paved way to the addition of "Culture" (Arabic: الثقافي, ath-thaqāfī) to its eventual name. Other suggested names include Baba Cultural Area (Arabic: النطاق الثقافي البابلوني, an-niṭāq ath-thaqāfī al-bābalūnī) and Baba Cultural Sphere (Arabic: المجال الثقافي البابالوني, al-majāl ath-thaqāfī al-bābalūnī), but these were deemed too academic and undermining towards the cultural pride of Babalonians and Baba culture. This becomes the basis of the word "Realm" (Arabic: العالَم, al-ʿālam, can also be translated as "World") within the area's name. According to _DESTRUCTOR_, the demonym of Baba citizens are "Babalonians", hence the Arabic word al-bābalūnī (البابلوني). These eventually became the basis of the naming "Baba Cultural Realm" or al-ʿālam ath-thaqāfī al-bābalūnī (العالَم الثقافي البابلوني) in Arabic.