Al-Hadar (Arabic: الحضر) is a village and the center of Al-Hadar District (Hatra District) in Nineveh Governorate in Iraq.
Al-Hadar
الحضر | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Al-Hadar | |
| Coordinates: 35°34′22″N 42°43′51″E / 35.572888°N 42.73088°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Nineveh |
| District | Al-Hadar (Hatra) |
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.[1]
On April 26, 2017, the ruins were recaptured by Iraqi soldiers and PMF militia forces from Islamic State terrorists who had previously captured the area encompassing the ancient city along the course of their illegal occupation of Iraqi territories in early 2014.
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edit- ^ "قائممقام الحضر في نينوى يحذر من اتساع رقعة التصحر في القضاء". All Iraq News. 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
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