What the records say
- When
- since 2021
- Kind
- World Heritage in danger
- Coordinates
- 35.59° N, 42.72° E
Hatra
Archaeological site in Iraq
Hatra was an ancient city in Upper Mesopotamia located in present-day eastern Nineveh Governorate in northern Iraq. The ruins of the city lie 290 km (180 mi) northwest of Baghdad and 110 km (68 mi) southwest of Mosul. It was a strongly fortified caravan city and capital of the Arab Kingdom of Hatra, located between the Roman and Parthian/Sasanian Empires.
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The source
- UNESCO World Heritage List 2021UNESCO World Heritage CentreCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO
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