Al-Hadar

This article is about the village of Al-Hadar in Nineveh Governorate. For the historical city of Hatra, see Kingdom of Hatra.

This article is about the Iraqi village. For similarly named topics, see Hadar (disambiguation).

Al-Hadar مدينة الحضر
Village
One of the ancient gates of Hatra
Interactive map of Al-Hadar
Al-Hadar Location in Iraq
Coordinates: 35°34′22″N42°43′51″E / 35.572888°N 42.73088°E / 35.572888; 42.73088
Country	Iraq
Governorate	Nineveh Governorate
District	Al-Hadar District
District centre	Al-Hadar District
Elevation	145 m (476 ft)
Population  (2014)
• Total	21,801
Time zone	UTC+03:00 (AST)
Country calling code	+964

Al-Hadar is an Iraqi city located 80 km southwest of Mosul. It is believed that the city was founded at the beginning of the 2nd century BC. It currently serves as the administrative center of Al-Hadar District in Nineveh Governorate.

The ancient ruins of Hatra lie 2 km northwest of the modern settlement. The settlement's population and nearby villages greatly shrank by 2012 due to deforestation. ^[1]

The ruins of Hatra, 1879

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.

Capture and destruction of Hatra

Remains of the ruins of the city of Hatra.

On 8 March 2015, the Islamic State (ISIL) destroyed parts of the ancient city of Hatra using bulldozers. This act was considered a crime against Iraqi heritage. Reuters reported that local residents heard a massive explosion early in the morning, while others stated that the Islamic State destroyed some of Hatra’s largest buildings using bulldozers.

See also

• Hatra

References

1. "قائممقام الحضر في نينوى يحذر من اتساع رقعة التصحر في القضاء". All Iraq News. 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2013-05-05.