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Atra (: Arabic Ninawa Governorate Al-Jazira Region Iraq Khvarvaran Baghdad Mosul Isil Demolishing

Hatra was an ancient city in northern Iraq that was part of the ancient Persian province of Khvarvaran. It was located 290 km northwest of Baghdad and 110 km southwest of Mosul. In March 2015, ISIL began demolishing the ruins of Hatra, destroying an important archaeological site.

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Atra (: Arabic Ninawa Governorate Al-Jazira Region Iraq Khvarvaran Baghdad Mosul Isil Demolishing

Hatra was an ancient city in northern Iraq that was part of the ancient Persian province of Khvarvaran. It was located 290 km northwest of Baghdad and 110 km southwest of Mosul. In March 2015, ISIL began demolishing the ruins of Hatra, destroying an important archaeological site.

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atra (Arabic: al-ar) was an ancient city in the Ninawa Governorate and al-Jazira

region of Iraq. It was known as al-Hadr, a name which appears once in ancient inscriptions,
and it was in the ancient Persian province of Khvarvaran. The city lies 290 km (180 mi)
northwest of Baghdad and 110 km (68 mi) southwest of Mosul.
On 7 March 2015, various sources including Iraqi officials reported that ISIL had begun
demolishing the ruins of Hatra.[1][2]

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