Al-Hadar

Al-Hadar (Arabic: الحضر) is a village and the center of Al-Hadar district in Ninawa Governorate 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.[1]

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.

Coordinates: 35°34′22″N 42°43′51″E / 35.572888°N 42.73088°E / 35.572888; 42.73088


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