Hatra (Arabic: الحضر al-Ḥaḍr, Persian: هترا) was an ancient city in the Ninawa Governorate and al-Jazira region of Iraq. It was known as Hatra in Persian and al-Hadr in Arabic, a name which appears once in ancient inscriptions.[citation needed] Located in the ancient Persian province of Khvarvaran, the city lies 290 km (180 mi) northwest of Baghdad and 110 km (68 mi) southwest of...