Hara Berezaiti ( ae, 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬁⸱𐬠𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬍, lit=High Watchpost), is a legendary mountain around which the stars and planets revolve in the
Avestan language
Avestan (), or historically Zend, is an umbrella term for two Old Iranian languages: Old Avestan (spoken in the 2nd millennium BCE) and Younger Avestan (spoken in the 1st millennium BCE). They are known only from their conjoined use as the scrip ...
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See also
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*Harahvati Aredvi Sura Anahita, the source of all waters in the world that descends from the mythical Mount Hara.
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Airyanem Vaejah, the first of the lands created by
Ahura Mazda
Ahura Mazda (; ae, , translit=Ahura Mazdā; ), also known as Oromasdes, Ohrmazd, Ahuramazda, Hoormazd, Hormazd, Hormaz and Hurmuz, is the creator deity in Zoroastrianism. He is the first and most frequently invoked spirit in the ''Yasna'' ...
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References
Bibliography
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Encyclopaedia Iranica
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Zoroastrianism
Locations in ancient Iranian mythology
Locations in Persian mythology
Iranian words and phrases
Places in Shahnameh
Mythological mountains
Sacred mountains