Hatra - ancient Arab kingdom in northern Iraq

Hatra remains extremely dangerous and is not safe for travelers due to terrorism and armed conflict. All travel to this region should be avoided. See the warning at Iraq.

Hatra is a ruin in Northwestern Iraq. It has suffered damage at the hands of ISIS, though most of the buildings are reportedly still intact.

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Get in

The city is 290 km northwest of Baghdad, and 110 km southwest of Mosul.

See

Most of these sites were looted by ISIS. It is unclear what remains of them.

• Temple of Mrn
• The Grand Temple
• Walls of Hatra

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Sleep

At the time of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq there was one inn, the Al Hadr Hotel, about 1 km from the Hatra ruins. Much has happened since then. Due to Hatra's isolated location, do not assume lodging to be available – the next city of any size may well be more than a hundred kilometres/miles away.

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