|Video| Cheshmeh-Ali (Shahr-e-Rey)

Cheshmeh Ali is the name of an ancient ground in the southern hillsides of Alborz and in the ancient land of Rey. A water spring is boiling from the soil of this land that backs to the six to eight thousand years ago. This large rock was the place of Reybandi castle or Tabrak Castle related to about 1200 years ago. The ancient name of Cheshmeh Ali was mentioned in the historical reports of Souren that is the name of one of the great Parthian dynasties. Rey city, the spring capital of Parthian empire, was the place of Anahita worship in Iran with plenty of water. Therefore, there is a tight relationship between this spring and Anahita goddess, the goddess of water and fertility in ancient Iran.