Ephemeral waterfall with main staircase and wadi (April 2019).
Archaeological excavations in Iraqi Kurdistan point to a place of worship for the water goddess Anahita. Ephemeral waterfall with main staircase and wadi (April 2019) . Besides being a fortress for military use, the ancient mountain settlement of Rabana-Merquly in modern Iraqi Kurdistan could have also been a -sanctuary- dedicated to the ancient Persian water goddess Anahita. Architectural structures by a natural waterfall along with the remains of a possible fire altar point to the existence of a site of worship, according to Dr Michael Brown. The researcher from the Institute of Prehistory, Protohistory and Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology of Heidelberg University has led excavations there for several years. The mountain fortress of Rabana-Merquly was an important regional centre of the Parthian Empire, which extended over parts of Iran and Mesopotamia approximately 2,000 years ago. Situated on the southwest flanks of Mt.
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