Al-Hadar (
Arabic: الحضر) is a village and the center of
Al-Hadar District
Al-Hadar (Arabic: الحضر) is a village and the center of Al-Hadar District (Hatra District) in Nineveh Governorate in Iraq.
The ancient ruins of Hatra lie 2 km northwest of the modern settlement. The population of the settlement and near ...
(Hatra District) in
Nineveh Governorate
Nineveh Governorate ( ar, محافظة نينوى, syr, ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ, Hoparkiya d’Ninwe, ckb, پارێزگای نەینەوا, Parêzgeha Neynewa), also known as Ninawa Governorate, is a governorate in northern Iraq. It has an ...
in
Iraq.
The ancient ruins of
Hatra lie 2 km northwest of the modern settlement. The population of the settlement and nearby villages greatly shrank by 2012 due to
deforestation.
On April 26th 2017, the ruins were reclaimed by Iraqi soldiers from
Islamic State terrorists who had previously captured the area encompassing the ancient city along the course of their illegal occupation of Iraqi territories.
See also
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Hatra
References
Populated places in Nineveh Governorate
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