article_snippet.sent: Hatra, 68 miles southwest of ISIS-held city of Mosul, is 2,000 years old and is a UNESCO World Heritage site .
article_snippet.sent: Hatra, 68 miles southwest of the ISIS-held city of Mosul, was a large fortified city during the Parthian Empire and capital of the first Arab kingdom.
article_snippet.sent: Hatra is 68 miles southwest of the city of Mosul.
article_snippet.sent: Hatra dates back 2,000 years to the Seleucid empire which controlled a large part of the ancient world conquered by Alexander the Great.
article_snippet.sent: Hatra is famous for Hatra striking pillared temple at the centre of a sprawling archaeological site.
article_snippet.sent: The ancient trading centre in Hatra spanned 4 miles in circumference and was supported by more than 160 towers.