Adapted to the topographic features of the site, Hatra presents a remarkable urban complex of circular design. Hatra was the centre of religious, social and economic activity for all the inhabitants of the Jazeera of Iraq. The design of the great Iwans of the Hatra temenos exerted lasting influence over the architecture in the region until the Islamic age. The monuments, art and inscriptions of Hatra offer exceptional evidence of a facet of the Assyro-Babylonian civilization that developed in Hatra under the influence of Greek, Parthian and Roman civilizations. There is no specific article on the protection of Hatra, however, Law No.55 2002 provided protection for all archaeological sites in Iraq, including Hatra.