Anahita Statue - Maragheh (Maragheh)

Iran / Azarbayejan-e Sharqi / Maragheh
 sculpture, interesting place, equestrian statue

Anahita[pronunciation?] is the Old Persian form of the name of an Iranian goddess and appears in complete and earlier form as Aredvi Sura Anahita (Arədvī Sūrā Anāhitā); the Avestan language name of an Iranian cosmological figure venerated as the divinity of 'the Waters' (Aban) and hence associated with fertility, healing and wisdom.
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Coordinates:   37°23'25"N   46°13'45"E
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