Archaeological site in Iraq
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Hatra is a ruin in Northwestern Iraq. It has suffered damage at the hands of the Islamic State, though most of the buildings are reportedly still intact.
The city is 290 km northwest of Baghdad, and 110 km southwest of Mosul.
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