HERITAGE RECORD · 277

Hatra

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The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

A large fortified city under the influence of the Parthian Empire and capital of the first Arab Kingdom, Hatra withstood invasions by the Romans in A.D. 116 and 198 thanks to its high, thick walls reinforced by towers. The remains of the city, especially the temples where Hellenistic and Roman architecture blend with Eastern decorative features, attest to the greatness of its civilization.

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(ii)An important interchange of human values in architecture, technology, arts, town planning or landscape design.

(iii)A unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or civilisation.

(iv)An outstanding example of a building, ensemble or landscape illustrating a significant stage in human history.

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Brief synthesis An ancient, fortified city founded on the ruins of an Assyrian settlement, Hatra is located in northern Iraq, between the Tigris and Euphrates, in an open semi-desert, 110 km southwest of Mosul, and about 70 km west of the capital, Ashur, 3 km to the west of Wadi al-Tharthar.

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